Examples of disobedience in a Sentence
The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.
The dog was punished for its disobedience.
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He was also booked on fresh charges of felony vandalism, battery against a former dating partner and willful disobedience of a court order.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
On Wednesday, dissident artists Pussy Riot stormed the Russian pavilion while waving Ukrainian flags and calling for disobedience.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Fernando Melo Flores, a 40-year-old Irvine resident, was charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography, one felony count of unauthorized computer access, and one misdemeanor count of willful disobedience of a court order.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
On Wednesday, dissident artists Pussy Riot stormed the Russian pavilion while waving Ukrainian flags and calling for disobedience.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Fernando Melo Flores, a 40-year-old Irvine resident, was charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography, one felony count of unauthorized computer access, and one misdemeanor count of willful disobedience of a court order.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disobedience
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“Disobedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobedience. Accessed 20 May. 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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