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    Use "insubordinate" in a sentence

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    insubordinate


    1. Moreover, they had two children to take into consideration who had grown into rather rebellious and insubordinate limbs on the family tree, perhaps resulting from the influence of the disjointed and uncomfortable atmosphere that was to be found in their home life


    2. When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or no he is in a position to fight, the result is RUIN


    3. “Damn! That’s one tacky statue! And misdelivered! It’s meant for my surly and insubordinate subordinate Wemb! There’s only one thing to do, my friend!”


    4. The young man kept on calling with insistence the guard, looking at me without answering my question, what began bothering me since he was behaving as if we were insubordinate statues not worthy of spending the beautiful minutes of a conversation


    5. 8 Jesus enjoined the twelve to say nothing about the cleansing of the lepers, and as they went on into Amathus, he remarked: "You see how it is that the children of the house, even when they are insubordinate to their Father's will, take their blessings for granted


    6. Undoubtedly, Dresden was a crime against humanity, committed by an insubordinate commander as part of a final destructive frenzy and served no strategic purpose


    7. It was not enough for her to have to fight lying Jewish politicians and bloodthirsty Arab irregulars: now she had to deal as well with an insubordinate deputy


    8. an insubordinate, lazy waitress, who nevertheless needed the job


    9. The reason she didn’t suffer the same fate as the insubordinate vampire was because she was a believer


    10. “The military forced Bingham to retire almost eight years ago because of his violent temper and insubordinate nature

    11. frustration because just as I was ready to hand a beat down to the insubordinate sink he climbed up on my chest and gave me a very unwelcome wet kiss


    12. � The word "insubordinate" comes to mind


    13. � They do not mean to deny respect to their parental figures and caregivers even when what they choose to do can feel insubordinate


    14. When we question a word, "insubordinate" in this case, we may find in that questioning brings us to the meaning perspective that such a word may represent


    15. � Once we identify what the child has said or done as insubordinate, we may choose to feel we have to punish that child to restore order which is certainly for our good as the parental figure, and the child must remain in the proper place in the line of family power for her/his own good


    16. "� For a child, the hurt has already happened, and that child has given up the hope for the unconditional and takes the highly conditional attention provided when the rebellious, insubordinate "No" is spoken


    17. � In their high level of identity neediness, their egos expressed these needs in some interesting ways all of which older people and authority figures found aggressive, disrespectful, a very insubordinate


    18. It was no wonder he had become rebellious and insubordinate, an attitude


    19. Puller wanted to ask why that was but couldn’t think of a way to do it that wouldn’t seem insubordinate


    20. Bar Comas eyed the defiant and insubordinate chieftain for an instant, his expression one of haughty, fearless contempt and hate, and then without drawing a weapon and without uttering a word he hurled himself at the throat of his defamer

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    Synonyms for "insubordinate"

    insubordinate resistant resistive rebellious rebel insurgent mutinous seditious factious

    "insubordinate" definitions

    not submissive to authority


    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority