rebel

Example Sentences

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Former Maoist rebel Vishnu Madvi, 26, surrendered in January after seven years with the guerrillas.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“Monarch” swaggers forth on the strength of Kurt Russell’s rebel cowboy spirit.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The more you try and “contain” it with aggression, the more the crowd will try and rebel against you and respond with more aggression.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

We stood in confusion; and might have continued in that way for longer, had not a door thrown itself open, and a rebel appeared before us.

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