The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
The dog was punished for its disobedience.
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Misbehaviors tagged as disobedience affect Black students disproportionately and are the justification in a third of all suspension and expulsions.—Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 Will the Ruska Roma turn on one of its own for disobedience?—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025 Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Priscilla Rivera.—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Disgraced female Wakandan warrior Noni (voiced by Winnie Harlow), who has been banished from the kingdom’s female elite forces the Dora Milaje for disobedience, is dispatched on a mission to track-down the general and bring him back.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for disobedience
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