unsubmissive

Example Sentences

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They are ironic, determined, weary, languorous, gazing out from half-closed eyes, unsubmissive.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2017

Christie felt very unsubmissive to this part of their trouble.

From Christie Redfern's Troubles by Lintott, Edward Barnard

The emperor gave him these instructions: “Subdue and pacify the savage deities, and likewise the unsubmissive people of the twelve roads57 of the East.”

From Japan by Murray, David

But he was stubborn and dictatorial, and when I continued unsubmissive he threatened to cast me off entirely and leave his fortune to charity, since he had no other near relatives.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

Amid the glut of noises, upon that still tepid and unsubmissive expanse where cold death sits brooding, that sharp profile has fallen back.

From Light by Wray, Fitzwater