disobedience

Example Sentences

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But Farbiarz was not inclined to let this disobedience go unpunished.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Acts of civil disobedience have a long and sometimes noble history, but the actors must also face the legal consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

He was done with disobedience from his son, done with the wanderings and false boundaries of the girl who was his by rights.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez