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