insurgent

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to be an identity insurgent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Those delegates went on to back reforms to the party's primary process that made it easier for insurgent candidacies like Jackson to compete for the party's presidential nomination without backing from the Democratic establishment.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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

But Rommel Banlaoi, a Manila-based security analyst, told AFP that while many insurgent groups were "on the run", they were far from eradicated.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 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