ABOLITION in a Sentence

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Example sentences for ABOLITION, such as:

1. The slaves got freedom after the abolition of slavery.
2. His most significant political achievement was the abolition of the death penalty.
3. They preach the abolition of established systems but prose nothing to replace them.
4. They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.
5. With the beginning of the abolition movement and the gradual growth of a class of free Negroes came a change.

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 Meanings and Examples of ABOLITION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
abolition
 n.  ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
Classic Sentence:
1  With the beginning of the abolition movement and the gradual growth of a class of free Negroes came a change.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In X
2  But the godly farmers hitched ninety yoke of oxen to the abolition schoolhouse and dragged it into the middle of the swamp.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In XII
3  From this time I understood the words abolition and abolitionist, and always drew near when that word was spoken, expecting to hear something of importance to myself and fellow-slaves.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  The slaves got freedom after the abolition of slavery.
2  His most significant political achievement was the abolition of the death penalty.
3  They preach the abolition of established systems but prose nothing to replace them.
4  They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.
5  In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes is not credible as a short term stimulus.
6  In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes on the dividends is not credible as a short term stimulus.