disobey
verb (used with or without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
had disobeyed
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past perfectof disobey.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Magnus said Mayorkas then asked for his resignation during a videoconference, telling Magnus that he and CBP staff had lost confidence in him and that Magnus had disobeyed him by traveling to El Paso.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2022
The British Army said a small number of soldiers had "disobeyed orders and gone absent without leave" and may have travelled to Ukraine "in a personal capacity".
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2022
Hoover’s aides would claim that MacArthur had disobeyed Hoover’s orders by crossing into Anacostia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2020
James went home and managed to track down the one friend who had disobeyed or neglected his injunction to destroy the text.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2015
I had disobeyed Maa Kamala because I was excited about going to Mala’s room.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
