Examples of disobedience in a Sentence
The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
The dog was punished for its disobedience.
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Thanks to that act of disobedience, the document is now preserved at Fort Ligonier.
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
And why is the punishment for disobedience akin to literal torture?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
Misbehaviors tagged as disobedience affect Black students disproportionately and are the justification in a third of all suspension and expulsions.
—Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Will the Ruska Roma turn on one of its own for disobedience?
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
And why is the punishment for disobedience akin to literal torture?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
Misbehaviors tagged as disobedience affect Black students disproportionately and are the justification in a third of all suspension and expulsions.
—Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Will the Ruska Roma turn on one of its own for disobedience?
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disobedience
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobedience. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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disobedience
noun
dis·obe·di·ence
ˌdis-ə-ˈbēd-ē-ən(t)s 
: failure or refusal to obey
disobedient
adjective
-ənt
disobediently
adverb
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