Example Sentences

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But Hamilton kept his car as slow as possible, even answering, for an employee of a racing team, insubordinately.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2016

London was a Tommy on leave, insubordinately, humorously, contagiously happy.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby

Wrathfully, insubordinately, protestingly, they still marched when he gave the word.

From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

He bowed to the officers, as they saluted, and went out of the door muttering and arguing noisily and insubordinately, it must be admitted, and then turned to the table where the secretaries sat.

From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

This harassed force now appears as if composed of quite other than the men observed in the Retreat insubordinately straggling along like vagabonds.

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas