disobey
verb (used with or without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
were disobeying
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past progressiveof disobey.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Asked about the incident, a Yangon health official said the people had to be dispersed because they were disobeying lockdown orders.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
As he pressed the newspapers deeper into the garbage pail, Eliot felt that he and Mrs. Sen were disobeying some unspoken rule.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
I think you knew very well that you were disobeying my strictest injunctions.
From Jane Lends A Hand by Watkins, Shirley
If I'd only known, ma'am—-" "You knew well enough that you were disobeying something, though you did not know it was me.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
What if she were disobeying the Compact—death to the Wicked Compact!
From Four Girls and a Compact by Donnell, Annie Hamilton
