revolt
Example Sentences
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BOSTON—The home of a famous 1773 tea party is revolting again, this time over coffee.
"The revolt was the result of a pain and I think that people should remember that while casting their votes," she said.
From BBC
It took the speeches and writings of prominent Americans, especially Thomas Paine, to convince Americans to revolt.
That October, militant abolitionist John Brown attempted to seize guns and start a revolt of enslaved people to destroy American slavery.
From Literature
When consumers revolted against excessive costs and volumes dipped, companies like PepsiCo and General Mills pivoted to aggressive promotions to regain market share.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
