revolt
Example Sentences
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But the protests later ballooned into a full-blown revolt.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
She went on to lead the revolt against the then-dictator, General Ne Win.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
BP BP -0.40%decrease; red down pointing triangle faced a shareholder revolt as investors used its annual general meeting to express their frustration, rejecting two of the energy major’s resolutions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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
In an insightful piece written for Harper’s magazine in June 1960, Lomax predicted that “this revolt, swelling under ground for the past two decades, means the end of the traditional Negro leadership class.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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