revolt

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, the town would revolt and the show’s prospects would be ruined.

From Salon

Newman became one of reality television’s more memorable villains thanks to her run on “The Apprentice,” where her Machiavellian ways and unapologetic ambition revolted viewers and impressed her fake boss.

From Los Angeles Times

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times

Habermas, who began teaching philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt in the 1960s, vocally supported the student revolt at West German universities at the time.

From BBC

Iraqi Shias in the south and Kurds in the north of the country started an armed revolt against his regime.

From BBC