revolt

Example Sentences

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But at the end of 2024, with Jeep and Ram dealers in revolt over high sticker prices, Tavares and the company’s board agreed to part ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

Habermas, who began teaching philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt in the 1960s, vocally supported the student revolt at West German universities at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Creamed spinach and mac and cheese will not stage a revolt.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry