Definition of INSUBORDINATE

Examples of insubordinate in a Sentence

His behavior was unprofessional and insubordinate. the junior officer was court-martialed for being insubordinate

Recent Examples on the Web The motion also perpetuates a false narrative of persecution and misconduct, portraying Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates as ineffectual, FBI Director James Comey as insubordinate, and FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page as nefarious. — Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, "With Flynn, Barr Burns Justice to Feed Trump’s ‘Obamagate’ Fantasy," 15 May 2020 In one contretemps, Mr. Kraft regarded Scott Carpenter, one of America’s original astronauts, as insubordinate on a Mercury flight and grounded him permanently. — Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times, "Christopher Kraft, NASA’s Face and Voice of Mission Control, Dies at 95," 22 July 2019 Jones ultimately concluded Daeschner was insubordinate and dishonest regarding her oversight of the toddler’s case, according to the investigator’s notes. — oregonlive, "Foster care supervisor who drew criticism, lawsuits continues long career at DHS after internal investigation," 30 Nov. 2019 The rulers of the Joseon dynasty, for instance, used to send insubordinate aristocrats there to stop them from meddling in politics. — The Economist, "Going south South Korea’s president curbs the power of prosecutors," 18 Jan. 2020 Some said overzealous and occasionally insubordinate — insistent on his vision of correct police work. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, "'88 Days of Hell': The True Story of the Atlanta Olympic Bombing and the Wrongfully Suspected Hero at the Center," 1 Jan. 2020 These are not the insubordinate and unprofessional 2011 Red Sox who buried themselves in a heap of beer cans and chicken bones in an epic September collapse. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "These Red Sox are reminiscent of some other underachievers," 19 Aug. 2019 According to the report, quote, one source telling ABC that the draft report explicitly uses the words insubordinate to describe Comey's behavior. — Fox News, "Joe diGenova: IG report is being scrubbed by Rosenstein," 6 June 2018 Is that -- is that insubordinate or is that responsible? — Fox News, "Pence on impact of anonymous NYT op-ed, Woodward's new book," 9 Sep. 2018

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