rebel
Example Sentences
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“Monarch” swaggers forth on the strength of Kurt Russell’s rebel cowboy spirit.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Sean Penn, Hollywood's eternal rebel, on Sunday won a third Oscar for his comic yet terrifying portrayal of an absurdly uptight soldier ashamed of his past in "One Battle After Another."
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
That rebel group put heavy pressure on U.S. forces and aircraft carriers, contributing to a number of accidents, including one where a U.S. destroyer shot down an American jet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
“She’s the only one not looking at the camera—which gives you a sense that there’s something outside the frame. Is she a rebel? Or does this hint at the whole family’s spirit?”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing rebel
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Fighting Words: Belli and Milit
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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