Example Sentences

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"If I had disobeyed my mother and gone to New York, what might have happened to me?" asks Gláucia Fekete.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Irancell disobeyed the orders of the decision-making institutions in implementing the announced policies regarding the restriction of internet access in crisis situations," the agency said.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Under the 2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, “an order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful, and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate.”

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

“She felt that if she disobeyed him, he would take away her dreams of pursuing a career in this world,” the suit contended.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

She told him, harshly, not to come north, but he disobeyed her.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario