CONFEDERACY in a Sentence

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1. But their enterprise was delayed by the absence of more than one main limb of the confederacy.
2. This site provides complete details of the confederacy from its beginning in 1861 to its end in 1865.
3. They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
4. When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by his sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONFEDERACY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
confederacy
 n.  alliance
Classic Sentence:
1  But their enterprise was delayed by the absence of more than one main limb of the confederacy.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
2  If Britain were driven into war with one confederacy, it would assure the supremacy of the other confederacy, whether they joined in the war or not.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
3  Heyward, perceiving that the eyes of his companion were warily fastened on the rest of the band, fell back immediately, in order to avoid the appearance of any suspicious confederacy with their leader.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
Example Sentence:
1  When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by his sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
2  They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
3  This site provides complete details of the confederacy from its beginning in 1861 to its end in 1865.