revolt

Example Sentences

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The protests have since snowballed into a revolt, marked by calls for Paz's resignation, just six months after he took office.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

For the U.S. to experience a bond market revolt, doubts would likely have to emerge about both its fiscal and economic trajectory, Davis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

“And, uh, I used watercolor paint because it can wash away easily, just like the memory of the Ibo revolt unless we keep studying it.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass