disobedience
Example Sentences
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“Particularly when your disobedience threatens to upend how the business makes money. In Hollywood you can be an addict, be a philanderer, be outspoken. But don’t disrupt the cash flow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
But Thoreau’s show of civil disobedience has resounded down the ages, creating a political legacy claimed by liberals and conservatives, libertarians and Marxists External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
They are trained in the tenets of the First Amendment, the right to protest and civil disobedience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
I’m grateful to be spared another exchange about my disobedience in 8, especially since his mask looks so uncomfortable.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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