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
That rebel group put heavy pressure on U.S. forces and aircraft carriers, contributing to a number of accidents, including one where a U.S. destroyer shot down an American jet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
We were used to her outbursts during Story; in fact, she became part of Story, the dissenting voice to the way things are, the rebel waiting for the fight to be brought.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.