disobey

Example Sentences

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Others thought it dangerous to disobey the dead.

From Literature

“The constitutional protections in our military structures depend on the idea that there are humans who would, we hope, disobey illegal orders. With fully autonomous weapons we don’t necessarily have those protections.”

From Salon

“Don’t lie. Don’t disobey. Don’t disrespect your mother,” he has ranted.

From Salon

Navy captain, for participating in a video calling on troops to disobey illegal orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The look on his face and the tone of his voice were such that no one dared disobey.

From Literature