Examples of disobedience in a Sentence
The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
The dog was punished for its disobedience.
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Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
His smile, coyly upturned at the corners, gives the impression of a patriarch who would resort to violence at the first sign of disobedience.
—Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
More to the point, the government's understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
As litigation commenced and DHS officials were called to testify, judges became frustrated at the rampant false testimony and disobedience of the government.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
His smile, coyly upturned at the corners, gives the impression of a patriarch who would resort to violence at the first sign of disobedience.
—Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
More to the point, the government's understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
As litigation commenced and DHS officials were called to testify, judges became frustrated at the rampant false testimony and disobedience of the government.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobedience. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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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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