revolt

Example Sentences

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As the protests have grown, Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending the revolt against policies with which he is attempting to resolve Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.

From Barron's • May 27, 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

Murphy believes Slot's departure is now purely a case of when rather than if, given the increasing revolt in the stands.

From BBC • May 13, 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

I’m not prudish, Kitty, and yet every time they give a blow-by-blow account of their trips to the bathroom, which they often do, my whole body rises in revolt.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank