rebel
noun
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country.
have rebelled
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present perfectof rebel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some businesses, for example, have rebelled against enforced closures during the pandemic.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
"We've been seeing that people have rebelled and boycotted Adidas because of Kanye's comments," the shoe expert says.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
Here and there, higher-paid professionals have rebelled at workplace pressures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
"There is an organization that wants to have absolute power in the interior of the prison and there are some cells which have rebelled against them," he said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2022
The more time passed, the less sure I was whether he was someone I would have loved or someone I would have rebelled against.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
