How to Use sovereignty in a Sentence

sovereignty

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  • 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
  • It’s often been used by critics of Māori who seek equal rights and sovereignty.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The infallible head of the Holy See, in all his sovereignty, saying the quiet part out loud?
    — Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • At some point, boundaries are drawn and sovereignty declared.
    — Dan Raviv, Time, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The vice president vowed that the U.S. was committed to Ukraine's sovereignty.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Now, evil threatens the sovereignty of one country and the sanctity of all others.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Biden defended his recent decision to export the weapons as breaking one rule to save another—specifically the right to sovereignty, which is now at risk in Ukraine.
    — Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In social media posts, ads and mailings, the institute alleged that Connecticut’s actions were an affront to tribal sovereignty.
    — Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025

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