How to Use independence in a Sentence

independence

noun

• He has shown a fierce independence of spirit.
• A month after independence, elections were held.
• She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
• There’s a glamour to Monti’s ease, a sense of independence that feels true to an era of change in the nation.
  — Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Thanks to the easy-to-use seat-belt guides, big kids can flex their independence by buckling themselves in.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Your needs may be at war with their independence while Mars conjoins the North Node.
  — USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
• So, a prolonged war in the Middle East may help cost Ukraine its independence.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2023
• There is a feeling during this juncture that independence is just around the bend.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The state visit, which ran from Tuesday to Friday, was timed to the 60th anniversary of Kenya’s independence this year.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
• Liberia was the first African republic to gain its independence.
  — Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• A lot of husbands pay lip service to their wives’ independence.
  — Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• He was born in Wau, in what is now South Sudan, before the country’s independence.
  — Amanda Davies, CNN, 31 July 2024
• When a chance arose to join the Union in 1906, Arizonans turned it down; not because of a sense of independence or defiance.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
• This is a woman who has been a trailblazer and her legacy is based on that independence.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
• In her 25 years on the bench, she was known for her congeniality and independence.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
• The people here sacrificed for decades to achieve independence, and thousands of them were displaced in the fighting.
  — Esther Castillejo, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Latvia won its independence from Russia in 1920 and hockey is a source of national pride.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
• Sunday’s clash was one of the worst since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
  — Dusan Stojanovic, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023
• The impetus to start the label, though, was those creative controls, all the way back to my having worked with a number of artists that had independence and vision.
  — Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• And many dreams grew alongside the new nation’s desire for independence.
  — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
• And while Kristin was exploring her independence, her ties to home remained strong.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
• Ronald Reagan, who helped millions of us to win back our freedom and independence, must be turning in his grave today.
  — Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
• Whether their new independence leads to success or the end of their career is yet to be seen, but two things almost certainly remain true.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 15 May 2023
• These early clashes marked the beginning of the United States’ fight for independence from Britain.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
• Much like any other sleep-away camp, Jewish camps help children to make friends, learn social skills, gain independence and, of course, have hours of outdoor fun.
  — Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• Since its independence from Spain in 1821, Guatemala has been ruled by a series of dictators aligned with landowning oligarchs.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• While Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the break with the United Kingdom was never complete.
  — Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Whether stuck in their parents’ homes or on their own, these young people embraced cooking as an act of independence and, as one researcher told me, coping.
  — Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
• Wildflower represents all of us passionately experiencing life with a free spirit and sense of independence, able to grow and survive anywhere, and driven to succeed.
  — Vogue Club, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
• However, co-writers Thorne and Glenn Taylor find an additional gear in Emmanuel’s independence.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024