rebellion

Example Sentences

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And as off-putting as it may be, this rebellion from pleasant form is innately, delightfully feminine.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Sentenced to 30 years for military rebellion, he was expelled from the Civil Guard and stripped of his rank.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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 the law exempts prisoners from petitioning for amnesty if they are accused of such charges as military rebellion or promoting an invasion of Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Not working hard and not caring—even theft—were subtle types of rebellion, the only ways for enslaved people to fight back.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis