disobedient
Example Sentences
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I can't say that my own stubborn, disobedient terrier provides me with any of the benefits that the first domesticated wolves bestowed on our ancestors.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Noem reported that the puppy was disobedient and out “having the time of her life” during a pheasant hunting trip and that the animal later attacked and killed a neighbor's chickens.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024
For example, diaries about personal lives, new puppies, disobedient grandchildren.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2024
“Vieux Carré,” Williams’ somewhat louche 1977 memory play often unfairly consigned to the detention table with the playwright’s other disobedient late works, thrived in the Wooster Group’s weirdo company.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023
“I wanted to have fun. It’s supposed to be fun,” I tell her, playing the disobedient daughter for all it’s worth.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing disobedient
Power Prefix: dis-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: dis-
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