disobedience

Example Sentences

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They are trained in the tenets of the First Amendment, the right to protest and civil disobedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

Legal and civil disobedience training are now essential, and there will be ample work to do in protecting vulnerable neighbors and neighborhoods.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

While under formal control, virtually every aspect of one’s life is regulated and monitored by the system, and any form of resistance or disobedience is subject to swift sanction.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander