liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group
women's liberation
Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jamaat sided with Pakistan during the 1971 liberation war and against Bangladeshi independence, which New Delhi supported with funds, arms, and the lives of over 3,800 Indian soldiers.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Polis and survivors of the Holocaust — Colorado residents Osi Sladek and Barbara Steinmetz — will commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jamaat sided with Pakistan during the 1971 liberation war and against Bangladeshi independence, which New Delhi supported with funds, arms, and the lives of over 3,800 Indian soldiers.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Polis and survivors of the Holocaust — Colorado residents Osi Sladek and Barbara Steinmetz — will commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for liberation
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liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌlib-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights for a group
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