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
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