How to Use sovereignty in a Sentence

sovereignty

noun
  • Don’t gloss over the facts in the name of some false sense of sovereignty over choice.
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • Peace cannot be achieved by ceding sovereignty.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What is to be done about AI sovereignty?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • War has taught him that the pain of memory is the price of sovereignty.
    — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Zooming out, my heart kind of goes to achieving food sovereignty.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • At some point, boundaries are drawn and sovereignty declared.
    — Dan Raviv, Time, 10 Oct. 2023
  • There are lots of new sovereignty requirements.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is a prime example of the ways in which tribal sovereignty is weaponized.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022
  • Tehran stresses its sovereignty.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • The model should likewise serve as a proof of what tribal sovereignty can be at its best.
    — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 4 Mar. 2021
  • For once, sovereignty has a chance of becoming more than just a buzzword.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
  • This moment is one of many attempts to destroy our sovereignty.
    — ELLE, 1 July 2022
  • State sovereignty doesn’t matter.
    — A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • It’s often been used by critics of Māori who seek equal rights and sovereignty.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Well, food sovereignty is the realization of the right to food.
    — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • For four years, the law was ignored to the detriment of our nation’s sovereignty.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That is not a sovereignty concession.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
  • Yet real sovereignty slips further away.
    — Rick Singh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Fears about the strength and sovereignty of your country’s currency?
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
  • There has also been a lot of talk about sovereignty issues in the AI sphere.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Some experts say talking about sovereignty in the context of trade deals misses the point.
    — Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2020
  • True digital sovereignty is about choice and control.
    — Aidan Gomez, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • The sovereignty of our countries is fragile, always at risk, and not something to be toyed with.
    — Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That may not continue as sovereignty pressures grow.
    — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Iraq, in turn, has described Turkish attacks as in breach of its sovereignty.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • But now, a threat to Canada’s sovereignty is coming from within.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 May 2025
  • Of course, defying Iran’s attempt to claim of sovereignty over the strait comes with risks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • They are known to freely litigate any challenge to their sovereignty over most non pari-mutuel gambling in the state.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • There is a way to protect the sovereignty of the nation and yet still treat everyone as humans.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • True sovereignty isn’t about isolation.
    — Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026

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