revolted

Example Sentences

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For the past few years, food companies raised prices so aggressively that shoppers revolted, trading down to store brands and buying less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

No longer able to afford the staple of their diet, the Egyptian people revolted.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I read it again and again until my body revolted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Instead of simply bowing their heads and begging for forgiveness, young women revolted.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

“Most of the news came by the messenger, it seems that Mordred has revolted against Arthur, proclaimed himself the Leader of England, and proposed to Guenever.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White