refusal to obey
Example Sentences
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We’ve discovered that MBS saw himself as an outsider from the very beginning - a young man with much to prove and a refusal to obey anybody’s rules other than his own.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
“Faced with Marko Rupnik’s repeated refusal to obey this mandate, we were unfortunately left with only one solution: resignation from the Society of Jesus.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Outright refusal to obey the law is a non-starter; it could provoke several resignations including those of Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, and Robert Buckland, the justice secretary.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2019
In fact, the film’s refusal to obey genre rules can be as disorienting as it is refreshing.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2018
"I'll not," replied Dick promptly, who knew that this refusal to obey his superior officer would be upheld, if, indeed, Dutton would dare prefer a charge against him.
From Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son by Garis, Howard R.
