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 Murray, David

The situation of the unsubmissive priests is more advantageous than that of the submissive priests....

From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by Durand, John

The only occasion when she would avow her fears even to herself, was when she knelt in prayer; and then how wild and unsubmissive were her petitions!

From Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The heart with its affections; the will with its immense energies,—the entire active and emotive portions of his nature,—are still earthly, unsubmissive, selfish, and sinful.

From Sermons to the Natural Man by Shedd, William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer)