How to Use sovereignty in a Sentence

sovereignty

noun

• War has taught him that the pain of memory is the price of sovereignty.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
• Point one of the plan was: respect the sovereignty of all nations.
  — NBC News, 26 Feb. 2023
• None of the three films touch on sovereignty in Hong Kong, though a Taiwan flag can be seen in one.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
• Over the years, Beijing has tried to claim sovereignty over 90 percent of the region.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 24 July 2023
• This is a prime example of the ways in which tribal sovereignty is weaponized.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022
• And now on Friday, the Supreme Court stripped away women’s sovereignty over their bodies for the first time in 50 years.
  — Edward Sullivan, Fortune, 28 June 2022
• That is really at the heart of the movement and at the heart of food justice, is achieving food sovereignty.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
• China has long claimed sovereignty over the island and has vowed to reunify it with the rest of the mainland by 2027.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
• Zooming out, my heart kind of goes to achieving food sovereignty.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
• There is a way to protect the sovereignty of the nation and yet still treat everyone as humans.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
• Fears about the strength and sovereignty of your country’s currency?
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
• At some point, boundaries are drawn and sovereignty declared.
  — Dan Raviv, Time, 10 Oct. 2023
• During the coronation service, the orb is placed in the right hand of the king or queen as they are invested with the symbols of sovereignty.
  — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
• Iraq, in turn, has described Turkish attacks as in breach of its sovereignty.
  — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• Within months, the country changed in ways big and small: Hong Kong sovereignty was transferred back to China.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
• Their goal was simple: to regain their own sovereignty.
  — Ibrahim Al-Marashi / Made By History, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
• The idea of chip sovereignty has an instinctive appeal.
  — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2022
• This moment is one of many attempts to destroy our sovereignty.
  — ELLE, 1 July 2022
• Mentally, the seven ages of man speed up their full-circling, until the past’s sovereignty over the present is complete.
  — Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• But each patrol amounts to an assertion of sovereignty, a form of signalling: Look at me looking at you.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
• The future of both the federal bill and the state sovereignty proposal are uncertain.
  — Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2022
• Over the years, Butler has taught dozens of kids about the importance of traditional crops and food sovereignty.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
• And to return our sovereignty similar with this 151 days.
  — CBS News, 24 July 2022
• The biggest roadblock to application of sticks is the issue of sovereignty.
  — Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Now, this is an attack in and of itself on American sovereignty.
  — Fox News, 18 June 2024
• The country claims sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, extending thousands of miles from its own shores.
  — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2023
• All sides face high stakes, with issues of peace, sovereignty, and self-determination on the line.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2022
• Queen Liliʻuokalani is an early advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty and the last monarch of Hawaii.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 27 May 2022
• But his foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said that while no decision has been made on Israeli sovereignty, the issue could come up in talks with the Trump administration.
  — Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
• Moldova’s government has demanded that the troops leave, saying their presence is an unlawful breach of its sovereignty.
  — Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024