Example Sentences

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“When he disobeys the rules and gets called out, he goes, ‘Well those moral rules are unjust.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

Black hair disobeys temporality as surely as it does gravity ...

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2022

While each service has developed its own process, all are following existing rules for when a service member disobeys a lawful order.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

The titular character, a young sea monster, disobeys his parents and ventures above the surface, where he forms a close relationship with fellow sea monster Alberto.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

Call her name, I tell my mouth, but it, too, disobeys.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi