Examples of antebellum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The jangle of references is a bit disconcerting — what are Sleeping Beauty’s companions doing on an antebellum plantation in northern New Jersey? — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2021 The boat trips, which are expected to begin in 2022, will feature experiential theater and events related to the antebellum South. — New York Times, 9 June 2021 The club has made strides away from its antebellum past. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2021 Photos had surfaced of one of the leading contestants, Rachael Kirkconnell, who is white, at a 2018 fraternity party celebrating the antebellum South. — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021 Recent critics have sought to malign America’s classical forms through facile associations with Nazi Germany and the antebellum South. — James Panero, WSJ, 26 May 2021 Mothers, who in the antebellum period were described as self-sacrificing vessels of virtue holding the new nation together, began to be held responsible for facilitating – or not - their sons’ ambitions. — Martha Saxton, The Conversation, 7 May 2021 The Underground Railroad chronicles Cora Randall's (Mbedu) desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2021 First there was the revelation that front-runner Rachael Kirkconnell attended a sorority event themed around celebrating the antebellum South. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2021

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