Example sentences for: confederation

How can you use “confederation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The new Confederation Bridge connects Prince Edward Island (at Borden-Carleton) with Cape Tormentine in New Brunswick, raising fears that the island will lose its distinct character.

  • Anyone seeking to understand Canada’s role in shaping North America should spare a few days for this bracing province of hardy fisherfolk — first Canadian land to be “found” and last to join the Confederation (incorporating Labrador), in 1949.

  • The windows and gates represent the spirit of openness and cooperation of the new confederation, we are told, while the bridge is a metaphor, as Bill Clinton showed, guaranteed not to go over the heads of the populace of any continent.

  • A statue of Joseph Howe stands in front; he was Nova Scotia’s champion of a free press and democratic government, but a fierce opponent of joining the Confederation.

  • For a few years in the 1840s, its location made Kingston capital of pre-Confederation Canada, and the sturdy, pillared City Hall with its lofty dome pays due homage to an illustrious past.


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