insurgent

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to be an identity insurgent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“I think Josh will forever be an insurgent filmmaker and I don’t think the world would be right otherwise.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

"They are fragmented, and they have no leadership," she added of the insurgent groups.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Conversations around the effort to defeat insurgent mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have often started with a seemingly unrelated question: “Do you summer in the city?”

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

“Sadly, the bridge is already under insurgent control due to questionable strategizing by my bereft cohort.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green