revolt
verb (used without object)
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
will revolt
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future tenseof revolt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Then there’s the chance that readers who cherish the original works will revolt.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Of course, regardless of any reported improvement, some fans will revolt.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Tygart, who banned disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, said: "Athletes that are clean are upset and angry and will revolt against anything less than a full accountability of all those involved."
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2015
Is there not a time coming when viewers, who just want to see the sport without all the noise and gimmicks and announcer yakking, will revolt and start clicking that off button in disgust?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2015
Lastly, my stomach will revolt if I even so much as look at food.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
