Examples of disobedience in a Sentence

The student's disobedience shocked the teacher. The dog was punished for its disobedience.

Recent Examples on the Web But former detainees say they have been sent to the facilities on charges of disobedience or even because of minor disagreements at home. — Lynzy Billing, ELLE, 7 June 2022 In fact, his impulse toward disobedience created something of a rut for him in the chaotic mid-Nineties under Boris Yeltsin: when everything is permitted, there is nothing to transgress. — Jennifer Wilson, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Universities have very little tolerance for any act of disobedience. — New York Times, 24 May 2022 At the dinner table, after her mother asks her to close her mouth while chewing, Rocío sneers toward her and begins masticating with her mouth wide open, a teen-age-like act of disobedience that feels more silly than rebellious. — The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 The leniency shown toward maskless officers who are clearly guilty not only leaves their disobedience unpunished but also effectively condones it, Gude said. — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 Sharply falling case numbers have allowed more than half of the city’s 25 million residents to step out of their homes—and many are venting a month’s worth of frustration at being isolated with insufficient food via public acts of disobedience. — Wenxin Fan, WSJ, 2 May 2022 Maybe this is why Mike came close to an act of disobedience that verged on career suicide. — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 My favorite scene, which may be a spoiler so feel free to skip ahead two paragraphs, is when Ming, furious over her daughter’s disobedience and sass, unleashes her own red panda. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

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