disobedience

Example Sentences

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But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Above all, the album brings to light, perhaps better than any other source, how women used the civil disobedience movement for their empowerment.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Harry was reminded forcibly of Dobby in his moments of terrified disobedience.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling