revolt
Example Sentences
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An absolutely revolting clump of dark hair that probably means Camille was trimming her bangs again.
From Literature
Like there was a dark cloud of rank, revolting air around me that no one wanted to penetrate for fear of excruciating pain or agonizing injury.
From Literature
The merger of a Baloch state into newly formed Pakistan at the end of British colonial rule sparked a revolt that has lasted nearly eight decades.
Brad Karp, who helped legions of clients navigate boardroom intrigue, was pushed out from the chairmanship of Paul Weiss by an internal revolt after his chummy emails with Jeffrey Epstein came to light.
There are, of course, legitimate disabilities that call for accommodation, but the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything has been pathologized and turned into a condition.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
