How to Use civil liberty in a Sentence

civil liberty

noun

• Freedom of speech is a civil liberty.
• That’s not just bad for business, but for civil liberties too.
  — David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 17 May 2023
• This is the kind of concern that rightly has civil liberties groups on the alert.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• What are the costs of these safety measures to our civil liberties?
  — David Blumenthal, STAT, 15 May 2020
• An arbitrary loss of any person’s civil liberties is a loss for all of us.
  — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2019
• If the civil liberties of strangers are thrown into contention, will this person fight at your side?
  — Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
• More than a dozen local civil liberties groups have condemned Flock.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
• My entire career has been wrapped up in dealing with civil rights and civil liberties.
  — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2020
• Here is a look at the program, the expansion plans and civil liberties concerns.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
• Singapore’s low crime rate has come at the expense of civil liberties, some critics say.
  — Jim Michaels and Thomas Maresca, USA TODAY, 10 May 2018
• Public safety and civil liberties are not in conflict here.
  — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
• Public safety and civil liberties are not in conflict here.
  — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
• Again, end the forever wars, and protect our civil liberties.
  — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• And there are real dangers to civil liberties in the approach that the judge said Mueller is using.
  — NBC News, 6 May 2018
• She was defeated in the next election, and civil liberties were restored.
  — courant.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• Repressive campaigns erode civil liberties and strain the fabric of the state.
  — Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
• Gay rights sand civil liberties groups cheered the White House decision.
  — Kevin Diaz, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
• That rules like due process and civil liberties are respected all throughout the justice system.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• But civil liberties proponents have decried the use of drones to police the public.
  — Mark Morales, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
• Tech platforms, civil liberties groups and courts will be watching closely as the law's impact unfolds.
  — Hannah Parry anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
• Conservative groups hailed the decision as a win and civil liberties groups called it a step backward.
  — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2019
• Yet the mayor said his role in containing the tumult runs up against the state’s expansive civil liberties.
  — oregonlive.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• Lawmakers should find the courage to reject the false choice between safety and civil liberties, and embrace both.
  — Elizabeth Goitein, New Republic, 26 Oct. 2017
• And in the post-Hoover era the bureau has generally shown a healthy respect for civil liberties.
  — Justin Walker, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2018
• The case was closely watched at the state and federal level by civil liberty advocates.
  — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
• Critics and civil liberties groups have raised concerns about privacy, oversight and the pace of the rollout.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
• Critics say the policy raises big concerns about civil liberties and cost.
  — NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
• But given the range of objections from fiscal hawks to civil liberties advocates, the road ahead is anything but smooth.
  — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
• The searches were challenged by attorneys and civil liberties groups as violating the rights of the users.
  — Keith L. Alexander and Ellie Silverman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• The goal, civil liberties advocates say, is to silence protesters through campaigns that have cost targets jobs and led to death threats.
  — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025