unsubmissive
Example Sentences
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They are ironic, determined, weary, languorous, gazing out from half-closed eyes, unsubmissive.
From New York Times ā Nov. 20, 2017
"The unsubmissive priests have become absolute masters of popular opinion."
From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by John Durand
The emperor gave him these instructions: “Subdue and pacify the savage deities, and likewise the unsubmissive people of the twelve roads57 of the East.”
From Japan by David Murray
The situation of the unsubmissive priests is more advantageous than that of the submissive priests....
From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by John Durand
The heart with its affections; the will with its immense energies,—the entire active and emotive portions of his nature,—are still earthly, unsubmissive, selfish, and sinful.
From Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd
