rebel
noun
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country.
had been rebelling
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past perfect progressiveof rebel.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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To her surprise, the Catholic Church she had been rebelling against supported her.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2020
I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
