Example Sentences

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The process is prescriptive, but the effect is liberating.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

In “Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom,” Leith makes a compelling case for ditching culinary guilt and embracing imperfection—a perspective as refreshing as it is liberating.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

"Playing outside Iran is liberating, I don't have to worry about being arrested," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

The result is liberating — emotionally and physically — she says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

And for the boys themselves, their immersion in theater, and with Volpe, is liberating.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove