rebelliously

Example Sentences

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Phil, Dorothy Buffum Chandler, that she had him fired on occasion, only for her son, Times publisher Otis Chandler, to rebelliously rehire Bernheimer the next day.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2019

Proudly and rebelliously, I accused my parents’ generation—and Mama in particular—of failing to live up to the utopian promises that should have handed me a future that I could find worthy and comfortable.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2019

She detailed her long days, her exhausting schedule and the psychic pull to be more available to her two teenage sons, one of whom was rebelliously toying with juvenile delinquency.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016

I left my stuffy girls’ grammar school rather rebelliously at 16 and went to Ealing art school for two years.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2016

“Yes, we will if we get the chance,” muttered Laurie rebelliously.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott