Example Sentences

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“Dis-Play/Re-Play” demonstrates how, as Mr. O’Doherty wrote in the ’70s, “context becomes content,” but also how everyone from artists to architects has revolted against the white cube.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

Uber just won a showdown in Washington, D.C., one of the many cities where the traditional taxi and livery industry has revolted against the smartphone-native newcomer.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2014

Seizing the propaganda windfall, Khrushchev sanctimoniously denounced the invasion as "a crime which has revolted the entire world."

From Time Magazine Archive

West African colony that twice in the past year has revolted against the harsh Portuguese regime.

From Time Magazine Archive

“The Navy has revolted, Doctor,” the President explained tersely.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende