Sentence examples for claiming independence from inspiring English sources

"There's no point claiming independence if you're five blocks from your parents," Mr. Brandt said.

Burundi has endured years of civil war and several genocidal massacres since claiming independence in 1962.

Yugoslavia continued its dissolution, with Montenegro claiming independence from Serbia in May 2006.

It's also, one senses, a way of claiming independence from the fear of death that can haunt old age.

I believe in every country determining its own fate and I have always supported nations claiming independence for its own people.

Linda L. Fowler, a professor of government at Dartmouth College, said the overall climate, including the rise of Democrats throughout New England, seemed to favor Mrs. Shaheen even though Mr. Sununu had some basis for claiming independence.

The region of Luhansk also claimed independence.

The alumni decided they wanted to stay together and claim independence from Carnegie.

But Greenland is not about to claim independence any time soon.

Beijing sees Taiwan as a Chinese province, while Taiwan claims independence as an island state.

It commemorates a battle in 1128 on the outskirts of this city that allowed Portugal to claim independence.