MUTINY in a Sentence
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14 example sentences for MUTINY, such as:
1. Still, no sign of mutiny reappeared among the rest.
2. He led a military mutiny against the senior generals.
3. Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers.
4. I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
5. I once listened myself outside a tent when there was a mutiny brewing.
2. He led a military mutiny against the senior generals.
3. Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers.
4. I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
5. I once listened myself outside a tent when there was a mutiny brewing.
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Meanings and Examples of MUTINY
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mutiny
n. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
v. engage in a mutiny against an authority
Classic Sentence:
1 These feelings are transitory; each day of expectation delayed fills them with fear, and I almost dread a mutiny caused by this despair.
2 I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
3 Juanita Haydock led the mutiny: "Look here, Carol, don't be so bossy."
4 Still, no sign of mutiny reappeared among the rest.
5 If any town should engage in rebellion or mutiny, fall into violent factions, or refuse to pay the usual tribute, the king has two methods of reducing them to obedience.
6 I once listened myself outside a tent when there was a mutiny brewing.
7 The city, notwithstanding the incredible perseverance of its mayor, had attempted a sort of mutiny for a surrender; the mayor had hanged the mutineers.
8 Great mistakes in the ruling part, many wrong and inconvenient laws, and all the slips of human frailty, will be born by the people without mutiny or murmur.
9 You glowed in the cool moonlight last night, when you mutinied against fate, and claimed your rank as my equal.
Example Sentence:
1 I was conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, I felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths.
2 He led a military mutiny against the senior generals.
3 The crew tried to seize control of the ship, and were shot for mutiny.
4 Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers.