disobeyed

Example Sentences

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"If I had disobeyed my mother and gone to New York, what might have happened to me?" asks Gláucia Fekete.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Irancell disobeyed the orders of the decision-making institutions in implementing the announced policies regarding the restriction of internet access in crisis situations," the agency said.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Under the 2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, “an order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful, and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate.”

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

She disobeyed the order, explaining that because of what was happening in Los Angeles, “I just felt like I needed to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Therem said, “You lie, for you would never have come back alive from Estre. These men have disobeyed my command and lied to hide their disobedience: I ask their banishment.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin