Sons of Liberty
Americannoun
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any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
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(during the Civil War) a secret society of Copperheads.
Example Sentences
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Samson’s self-sacrifice in defeating his Philistine enemies was used by Samuel Adams and others to illustrate the “zeal” of the Sons of Liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
It was a punishment imported from Europe and popularized by the Sons of Liberty in the late 1760s, Colonial activists who resisted British rule.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025
Like many Sons of Liberty members, Gogue leans on his faith to cope with the disarray.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
At an Elks Lodge in the Central Valley, Larry Faria stood before a grassroots conservative group called the 1776 Sons of Liberty and asked for a show of hands.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023
That Tory, who had been so brave—and foolish—as to follow the Sons of Liberty down a black alley was alone now—was sob bing, not from pain but from humiliation.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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