uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ 
: an act or instance of rising up
especially
: a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government
Examples of uprising in a Sentence
The government quickly put down the uprising.
the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed
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This decade alone, the same South Minneapolis punks currently protesting in the streets lived through the uprising around George Floyd’s murder and the Nudieland punk house shooting, which resulted in multiple injuries and the death of August Golden.
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Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The International Criminal Court later charged him with crimes against humanity related to the 2011 uprising.
—Yousef Murad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Urban uprisings and rebellions by Blacks stretched from coast to coast.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The International Criminal Court later charged him with crimes against humanity related to the 2011 uprising.
—Yousef Murad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for uprising
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“Uprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uprising. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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uprising
noun
up·ris·ing
ˈəp-ˌrī-ziŋ
: an act or instance of rising up
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