revolt
Example Sentences
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But the protests later ballooned into a full-blown revolt.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Even as the revolt against anything deemed feminist grew, more women began to teach writing classes or hold reading sessions, making these spaces more accessible for other women.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
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 • Mar. 27, 2026
Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
I know no medium: I never in my life have known any medium in my dealings with positive, hard characters, antagonistic to my own, between absolute submission and determined revolt.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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"Revolution 2.0," Vocabulary from the memoir
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