non-conformist
Example Sentences
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She was a non-conformist, and that irked people.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022
He cut his entrepreneurial teeth working for John Caudwell, the Phones4U billionaire and another non-conformist businessman.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2021
Leading the pack are Lizzo with eight noms and Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each – a vibrantly youthful and non-conformist trio.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2020
Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda’s only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing “Easy Rider.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2019
He is charged by the non-conformist with being “very charitable” to these votaries of an indefeasible right of monarchy, and his project of “meeting them half-way” startled the English protestant.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
