disobeyed

Example Sentences

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"If I had disobeyed my mother and gone to New York, what might have happened to me?" asks Gláucia Fekete.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Irancell disobeyed the orders of the decision-making institutions in implementing the announced policies regarding the restriction of internet access in crisis situations," the agency said.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Under the 2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, “an order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful, and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate.”

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

It's probable that many of them, staying true to the healthy medieval tradition of popular resistance against unjust laws, disobeyed Philip's ordinance, preferring to risk a fine than guarantee their own ruin.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

“Your sister disobeyed Boreas. She’s working with the giants, trying to raise Gaea. She’s planning to take over your father’s throne.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan