REBEL in a Sentence
Learn REBEL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
87 example sentences for REBEL, such as:
1. He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system.
2. The colonel led a successful raid against a rebel base.
3. Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.
4. Early reports suggest the hand of rebel forces in the bombings.
5. The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
2. The colonel led a successful raid against a rebel base.
3. Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.
4. Early reports suggest the hand of rebel forces in the bombings.
5. The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
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Meanings and Examples of REBEL
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rebel
n. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
v. break with established customs
Classic Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1 If minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch rebel.
2 He returns, in fine, to punish as a rebel every adherent of his brother Prince John.
3 It was in this hall that Harold returned the magnanimous answer to the ambassador of his rebel brother.
4 Nevertheless he too was a rebel: rebelling even against his class.
5 Or perhaps rebel is too strong a word; far too strong.
6 He gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for support to the copper.
7 Now, don't you suppose, my inexperienced girl, that I cannot rebel, in high Promethean fashion, against the gods and fate as well as you.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 2 He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 2 He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song
8 It is probable that the agitated citizen has within his circle at least one inarticulate rebel with aspirations as wayward as Carol's.
9 She could rebel against the town's prying now that she had something, however indistinct, for which to rebel.
10 I myself am a savage, owning no allegiance but to the King of the Cannibals; and ready at any moment to rebel against him.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in She...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in She...
11 Don't go a-thinkin you can lick the hull rebel army at the start, because yeh can't.
12 Of course they ain't never been under fire yet, and it ain't likely they'll lick the hull rebel army all-to-oncet the first time; but I think they'll fight better than some, if worse than others.
13 As friends you are very happy, and your frequent quarrels soon blow over, but I fear you would both rebel if you were mated for life.
14 Being an energetic individual, Mr. Laurence struck while the iron was hot, and before the blighted being recovered spirit enough to rebel, they were off.
15 When that high spirit, that morning star of evil, fell from heaven, it was as a rebel that he fell.
Example Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
1 The colonel led a successful raid against a rebel base.
2 The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control.
3 He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system.
4 Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.
5 The government has regained control of the capital from rebel forces.
6 He was a rebel in his teens but he's a respectable citizen these days.
7 Despite being heavily outgunned, the rebel forces seem to have held on to the south side of the city.
8 Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.
9 The southern parts of the country had fallen into rebel control.
10 Early reports suggest the hand of rebel forces in the bombings.
11 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.
12 For all the current goodwill on display in Aceh, Indonesian and rebel soldiers are still deeply suspicious of one another.
13 Because the insurgent forces had occupied the capital and had gained control of the railway lines, several of the war correspondents covering the uprising predicted a rebel victory.
14 Since the unpopular Darfur Peace Agreement was signed by one of the three rebel factions last year, the groups have splintered into numerous fighting forces.