Example Sentences

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While none of the designated companies have said they will disobey the DSA, Amazon and Zalando have disputed their inclusion on the list.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

Deputy Clerk Brian Mason said Wednesday that if he has to, he will disobey his boss and continue issuing licenses rather than refuse the orders of U.S.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2015

“If they change the playing field and make what we do out of bounds, we will disobey, we will disrespect this decision,” Mr. Scarborough said in an interview.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2015

If he has a legitimate means of registering his dissent, the citizen cannot take illegitimate means or decide for himself which laws he will obey and which he will disobey.

From Time Magazine Archive

That's very easily managed; do you suppose they will disobey the orders of their magistrates at the risk of the loss of their property, and imprisonment?

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm