unsubmissive
Example Sentences
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They are ironic, determined, weary, languorous, gazing out from half-closed eyes, unsubmissive.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
The emperor gave him these instructions: “Subdue and pacify the savage deities, and likewise the unsubmissive people of the twelve roads57 of the East.”
From Japan by David Murray
Or up endeavor's unsubmissive slope Advance a bosom of desire, and bow A back of patience in a thankless task?
From Undertones by Madison J. Cawein
They walked from beside her, and left her with him who had been her husband—ashamed indeed of her gaunt uncomeliness, but unsubmissive.
From Lilith, a romance by George MacDonald
She was reproved three days ago for laughing aloud in a chapel; and, as she showed an unsubmissive spirit, she was sent into a room alone in order to meditate.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
