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

There were days when I wished I had it in me to rebel against my mother’s rules.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz