Sons of Freedom

British  

plural noun

1. Also called: Freedomites.  a Doukhobor sect, located largely in British Columbia: notorious for its acts of terrorism in opposition to the government in the 1950s and 1960s

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Example Sentences

Nadja Kolesnikoff, a yoga instructor who grew up in a Sons of Freedom household, said she had been confused at age 5 when her paternal grandmother burned down her own house and was jailed for three years.

From New York Times

“The Spirit of Kwanzaa” Dance Institute of Washington’s signature event of dance, music, poetry and theater returns with guests including Dayo N Dance, Medoune “Papa Dame” Gueye, the Washington Youth Choir and Sons of Freedom.

From Washington Post

As sons of freedom you are now called upon to defend our most inestimable blessing.

From Project Gutenberg

"As sons of freedom" we had got sense by this time.

From Project Gutenberg

Come, all ye sons of freedom throughout the State of Maine, Come, all ye gallant lumbermen, and listen to my strain; On the banks of the Penobscot, where the rapid waters flow, O! we'll range the wild woods over, and a lumbering will go; And a lumbering we'll go, so a lumbering will go, O! we'll range the wild woods over while a lumbering we go.

From Project Gutenberg