rebel
Example Sentences
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Former Maoist rebel Vishnu Madvi, 26, surrendered in January after seven years with the guerrillas.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“Monarch” swaggers forth on the strength of Kurt Russell’s rebel cowboy spirit.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Just before 7 a.m., a Benin intelligence operative took surreptitious video of five rebel armored vehicles and four pickups leaving QRF headquarters, hazard lights flashing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The more you try and “contain” it with aggression, the more the crowd will try and rebel against you and respond with more aggression.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
Then Mudd explained the route to the next stop on their underground rebel railroad.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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