Example Sentences

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In the shadow of a cleric-stomping father, the Western-educated shah simply couldn’t appreciate Shiism and its rebelliousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

It shows my rebelliousness, “Life, you are not going to get me down. I am going to look at the sun.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

First, I noticed the degree of rebelliousness exuded by several of them.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

Sadness, rebelliousness and a puckish sense of humor are there in her eyes.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

It made me realize where Sam got his rebelliousness from, though.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier