disobedient

Example Sentences

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Like elsewhere in Hong Kong, the campus seemed to have been scrubbed of its disobedient past.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

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

From March onward, “instead of dividing into small groups and blocking roads, we will hold disobedient gatherings with many people. And where we cannot be ignored,” the group said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Murdy also consulted with actor Danny Trejo about El Cucuy, the boogeyman that takes away disobedient children.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

If we got on her nerves or if we were disobedient, she could always send us back to Stamps.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou