revolt
verb (used without object)
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
had revolted
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past perfectof revolt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A Taliban source told Reuters that Mahdi had fallen out with the Taliban and had revolted against the group's leadership.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2022
By then, the poet had revolted against his father’s severe morality, yet he felt obligated to pay a debt of honor.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2020
The Baltic states had revolted against Soviet power; their own national authorities were governing in parallel with Moscow.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2017
The drab beige color highlighted by a repellant pink, the granular texture, and its metallic tang of putrefied iron had revolted me since early childhood.
From Slate ● Aug. 30, 2016
He wasn’t at all sure whether he’d really been sick or whether his conscience had revolted, infecting his body, leaving him weak and nauseous.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
