revolt
Example Sentences
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It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.
From BBC
Creamed spinach and mac and cheese will not stage a revolt.
From Salon
An absolutely revolting clump of dark hair that probably means Camille was trimming her bangs again.
From Literature
Like there was a dark cloud of rank, revolting air around me that no one wanted to penetrate for fear of excruciating pain or agonizing injury.
From Literature
The merger of a Baloch state into newly formed Pakistan at the end of British colonial rule sparked a revolt that has lasted nearly eight decades.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
