- plural of insurgent.
insurgents
Example Sentences
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He died from a fever in 1824 in Missolonghi, in modern day Greece, after joining Greek insurgents the year prior to fight a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Munira Mustaffa, a Malaysia-based counterterrorism and extremism expert, said they were "frustrated signalling" by insurgents intended to "get the government to return to the table".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Thanat, who is also National Intelligence Agency director, said insurgents were also testing the readiness of security forces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He was among thousands of insurgents who surrendered in late 2001 as a US-led coalition ousted the group.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Because really, Werner thinks, they are all insurgents, all partisans, every single person they see.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
