rebellion

Example Sentences

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I didn’t experience my life as a rebellion against reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

India on Monday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

For those who are attempting to quit the apps for good, our biggest act of rebellion, now, is returning to our home kitchens.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Franks says she sometimes felt like jokes were being made about her so she started doing stand-up comedy, "in a kind of rebellion to that".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

But one of the most important factors in triggering the conflict at the time it actually happened was the rebellion in Ireland which cost the Boyle family so dear.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin