rebellion

Example Sentences

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One cadre remains locked up: military officers accused of rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

While going rather easy on King George, Ms. Worsley is dismayed by the strategy of her antecedents, whose tactics often seemed calculated to fan the sputtering flames of rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

India on Monday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

For those who are attempting to quit the apps for good, our biggest act of rebellion, now, is returning to our home kitchens.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Then there was, that night, the storm, and ships which had cut their anchor cables to escape the assaults of rebellion were now incapable of mooring, and so were dragged ineluctably toward shore.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson