reannex
- a word derived from annex.
Example Sentences
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Such was the situation of the country when General Greene formed the bold resolution of endeavouring to reannex it to the American union.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John
The authorities wasted it in an attempt to reannex Santo Domingo and in contributions toward the expenses of the war in Morocco.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)
"And which I, as Emperor of Germany, have a right to reannex to my empire," cried Joseph.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Their plan to reannex Texas, which was slave soil, could, they thought, be offset by a declaration in favor of acquiring all Oregon, which was free soil.
From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach
You are desired to proceed at once to Britannula, to reannex the island, and to assume the duties of the Governor of a Crown colony.
From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony
