disobey

Example Sentences

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“The constitutional protections in our military structures depend on the idea that there are humans who would, we hope, disobey illegal orders.”

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Navy captain, for participating in a video calling on troops to disobey illegal orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“You can’t put on the screen that it’s right for a young girl to disobey her father,” Nava recalled Quintanilla saying.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

This means it is always far more likely that you and your crew will obey unlawful orders than disobey lawful ones.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

The luckiest thing he had ever done was to disobey his mother and show this cup to Cilia last July.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes