malcontent

Example Sentences

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The GOP’s majority is so slim that a handful of malcontents can disrupt it at any time.

From Washington Post

“The whole key for us is getting the true malcontents on an island. If they are on an island, we can work with this,” the Republican said.

From Washington Post

That gives tremendous leverage to a handful of Republican malcontents, showboaters and fringe fanatics — and they determined to make McCarthy's life miserable.

From Salon

But Cuba also has a long history of using migration to rid the nation of those it considers malcontents.

From New York Times

Now Chinese authorities can smother unrest by using the high-tech dragnet to target organizers and the most outspoken malcontents and detain them.

From New York Times