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

Allies of Mr. Rajapaksa, whose family has dominated Sri Lanka politics for many years, have rebelled.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 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

Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank