Sentence examples for been wards from inspiring English sources
noun
A guard; a guardian or watchman.
For 19 months, the pair have been wards of the state.
Speaking of large and politically connected entities, Dodd-Frank does nothing about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the $6.5 trillion mortgage finance behemoths that have been wards of the state for almost two years.
For all their accomplishments and contributions, Palestinian refugees have been wards of the Arab states, and Abbas lacks the standing to negotiate over Jerusalem's sovereignty without broader Arab and Islamic backing.
Additionally, the New York Americans had been wards of the league since 1936, and it was considered to be only a matter of time before they folded (they eventually did, in 1942).
We were wards of the court.
Most of the students are wards of the court.
Ever since the financial crisis, Fannie and Freddie are wards of the government.
Fifteen percent do not have homes in the traditional sense and are wards of the state.
Until 1967 all Aborigines were wards of the state, their lives controlled by the government.
Intervention groups were wards.
Fannie and Freddie are wards of Uncle Sam.
