How to Use freedom in a Sentence

freedom

noun
  • She has the freedom to do as she likes.
  • He thinks children these days have too much freedom.
  • The truth is that Putin is afraid of the idea of freedom.
    Time, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The freedom to bat around such ideas is one of the pleasures of the workshop.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The glacial, half-mile stretch to the banks of the Ohio was the last leg to freedom.
    Sarah Haselhorst, The Enquirer, 30 July 2020
  • Behind the price of time is the priceless right of freedom.
    Adam Rowe, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In a broad sense, the two events are about the same thing: the future of freedom.
    Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
  • There is a conflict between the freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial.
    al, 13 May 2021
  • The freedom from the cut ties was a little too much for Newkirk.
    Giana Han, al, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The promise of freedom meant that more work needed to be done.
    Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Fortune, 19 June 2023
  • But people should not have to pay for it with their freedom.
    The Economist, 18 Apr. 2018
  • There is a freedom, a unique joy in knowing it’s all about the work.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Items on the Seder plate bring their journey to freedom to life.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Just me, a good book, and a few days of freedom from mom duties.
    Stephanie Gray, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Sonic booms were, as the saying went, the sound of freedom.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • Just to give these people their freedom and their love.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Many slaves were forced to fight on both sides with the unkept promise of freedom.
    Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The end goal shouldn’t be debt freedom, the end goal should be building wealth.
    D'shonda Brown, Essence, 31 May 2021
  • My kids have earned their freedom there, to ride the double chair with their friends and cousins.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And every now and then, that level of freedom can come in handy.
    Jr Raphael, The Verge, 26 June 2019
  • The rulers who will lead the recovery, along with all the above, will bet on freedom.
    Itxu Díaz, National Review, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Released detainees get rid of them as a sign of their new freedom.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Wednesday night, the guards took that freedom and flourished in it.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2017
  • All of this has raised cries of alarm from press freedom advocates.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 17 Feb. 2023
  • All due respect to those who love that, and, and all that freedom, woo!
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 June 2022
  • Longevity and freedom from pest problems come to mind first.
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • And in the meantime, Casar has more freedom to be himself.
    Dana Liebelson, The New Republic, 29 May 2023
  • But my hair is now the greatest expression of freedom in my life.
    Jessica Chia, Allure, 20 June 2018
  • Gefen told us that, even in the dark dungeons where they were kept, the women dreamt of freedom.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • And those four words that are all about freedom keeping coming back...
    Greg Cote, miamiherald, 9 July 2018

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