Examples of dissidence in a Sentence
political dissidence had plagued the country for years
after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been
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Given that women in other countries do wear lipstick as an act of resistance today, suggesting that American feminists did so in 1912 conflates their wildly different cultural contexts, and blurs one’s sense of what constitutes public dissidence.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The dissidence of Minneapolis reminds me of the Argentinian mothers who found themselves in an impossible situation during the military junta of the late 1970s.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
And dissidence and utopianism, new ways of life, other—othered—ethnicities, and hybrid identities were universally amenable.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Some Democrats have praised Greene’s dissidence against Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The dissidence of Minneapolis reminds me of the Argentinian mothers who found themselves in an impossible situation during the military junta of the late 1970s.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
And dissidence and utopianism, new ways of life, other—othered—ethnicities, and hybrid identities were universally amenable.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Some Democrats have praised Greene’s dissidence against Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissidence
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“Dissidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissidence. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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dissidence
noun
dis·si·dence
ˈdis-əd-ən(t)s 
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