revolted

Example Sentences

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No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

When consumers revolted against excessive costs and volumes dipped, companies like PepsiCo and General Mills pivoted to aggressive promotions to regain market share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

That role was played by now-dead sites like CGHub, a platform Zhang helped to build, and successors like ArtStation, whose users have also revolted against its A.I. policies.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

They were not outlaws because they were murderers, or for any reason like that They were Saxons who had revolted against Uther Pendragon’s conquest, and who refused to accept a foreign king.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White