revolt

Example Sentences

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Clare had not understood why the badger would be so revolted, for he had not yet seen how ugly he looked without his ear and eye.

From Literature

The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.

From Los Angeles Times

Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.

From Salon

Newman became one of reality television’s more memorable villains thanks to her run on “The Apprentice,” where her Machiavellian ways and unapologetic ambition revolted viewers and impressed her fake boss.

From Los Angeles Times

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times