Example Sentences

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Separating from the military takes months, and will almost certainly be complicated by a red flag in one’s record for disobeying orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Our purpose is simply to provide all readers insight into the laws and procedures associated with military orders and the challenges involved in identifying, questioning, and disobeying orders that are unlawful.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

Prometheus found himself chained to the side of a Scythian mountain for disobeying the gods, who believed their strength depended on keeping people in dumb and servile awe.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

During the proceedings, Hallam was arrested three times for disobeying the orders of the judge.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

I was on the point of risking Mr. Rochester’s displeasure by disobeying his orders, when the light once more gleamed dimly on the gallery wall, and I heard his unshod feet tread the matting.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë