How to Use rebellious in a Sentence

rebellious

adjective

• And there’s something so rebellious about the teens and that era in the ‘90s as well.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
• The company hit the scene in the ’90s as a rebellious response to the era’s tame pinks and beiges.
  — Claire Beaudreault, SELF, 30 July 2018
• The show is set within the New York drag scene of the 1980s, rebellious and glamorous and raw.
  — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• Nigel shows up, his class was more of a rebellious group.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
• So my rebellious nature always had that one at the top of the list.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
• But the origins of the idea are anything but rebellious.
  — Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
• One thing that shows up in several of the movies Kennedy watched is the tale of the rebellious loner who’s ready to take on the whole world.
  — Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• The teen might abide by your wishes or might be rebellious.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• Like the clothes, the moves are far less balletic and much more rebellious—a welcome change that echoes the shift in time.
  — Maxwell Losgar, Marie Claire, 6 Mar. 2020
• While he’s been clean and sober since 2010, his image as a rebellious icon lingers.
  — Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
• Tsuk has the reputation of being the bit more rebellious of the two.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
• The program embodied the rebellious spirit of the times.
  — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
• Yet, there is a freedom and boldness to her work that speaks to the rebellious nature of street art.
  — Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
• The rebellious Helly, who would do all in her power to rise against Lumon?
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
• This all boils down to the rebellious nature of a grown-up being treated like a child.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• Do like Sweeney, and wear it with a more rebellious attitude for a party or night out on the town.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2023
• To start, designers gave the plaid skirt, the symbol of rebellious school girls and punks, a rethink.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2021
• How much did Alvin empower you to be more rebellious as a kid?
  — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
• The Army encircled rebellious neighborhoods near Homs and shelled them to the ground.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
• The idea of your clothes taking space back really has a rebellious side.
  — Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• That's helpful for checking in on four-legged friends — and rebellious teens too!
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2021
• There was a part of me that felt a little rebellious about skin care in general.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 27 June 2018
• The Richardsons, and the cops, suspect the family's rebellious teen, Izzy (Megan Stott).
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2020
• First, to Dallas, where his once-rebellious father had gone as a young man.
  — John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
• The Byrdes played dumb, until Jonah, with his rebellious streak, told Ruth all about Javi.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 22 Jan. 2022
• The original Life is Strange told the story of Max, a teenager with the power to rewind time, and her rebellious friend Chloe.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 22 June 2018
• Sokoloff played Stephanie Tanner's rebellious best friend in seasons 7 and 8 of the beloved sitcom.
  — EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
• The rebellious members of the 13 Colonies fought to carve out their own identity and country, while those who wished to stay the subject of the British crown fled north.
  — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2019
• There’s this rebellious spirit in the face of daily struggles.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 June 2025
• But rebellious by nature, Davidson lets his curiosity get the best of him.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025