civil disobedience
Example Sentences
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His attempt at civil disobedience was turned on its head when the governor invited Berry and the Kentucky Rising activists to stay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"We will resort, if necessary, to resistance and peaceful civil disobedience," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
"It is not - as claimed - a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the suffragettes, operating transparently in the open," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
By 1906, the year Anthony died, women in England were using civil disobedience in the battle for their voting rights.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
