Example sentences for: confederation

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

  • He opposed Piedmontese patricians and intellectuals of the Moderates party, seeking reform through a pri­vilege-conscious confederation of Italian princes blessed by the papacy — with Piedmont providing the military muscle.

  • As Greek colonial power grew weak from Athens-Sparta rivalry back home and pressure from Phoenicians in Sicily, the vacuum was filled by an uppity confederation of Latin and Sabine tribes living on seven hills known collectively as Rome.

  • 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.

  • Their occupation was fiercely opposed by a confederation of Celts, known as the Lusitani, living in central Portugal.

  • Starting in Confederation Plaza, visit Province House, the sober grey sandstone Georgian building in which the “Fathers of the Confederation” met in 1864.


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