revolt
Example Sentences
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The protests have since snowballed into a revolt, marked by calls for Paz's resignation, just six months after he took office.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
BP 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. 27, 2026
Even as the revolt against anything deemed feminist grew, more women began to teach writing classes or hold reading sessions, making these spaces more accessible for other women.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 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
“They like to revolt in the summer. Makes ’em itchy.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing revolt
"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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