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Examples of mutineer in a Sentence
the mutineers were captured after they turned to piracy on the open seas
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Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line finally began their march on May 26 with roughly 800 men, passing the site of the mutineers’ execution as a stark reminder.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
For a leader who painstakingly crafted a reputation as the arbiter of order, Putin looked detached and indecisive as Prigozhin’s ragtag mutineers made their way up the road to Moscow.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024
Biden can put this rebellion down by adopting yet another Republican position: let the mutineers go.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023
The latter is exactly why the Bounty mutineers and a handful of Tahitians in their party chose to settle here in 1790; so they couldn't be easily invaded by the British Navy.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
But the rise of the special forces was a source of resentment among more traditional military units, like the presidential guard — and when the mutineers began to move on Wednesday, the special forces units were stationed far from the capital, unable to rally to Mr. Bazoum’s defense, Mr. Pham said.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 28 July 2023
McCarthy’s tiger that gobbled him up was a political animal hungry for attention, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), supported by a small band of hard-right Republican mutineers.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
Western policymakers and pundits are still sifting through the details of Prigozhin’s odyssey from mercenary to mutineer to apparent murder victim, looking for the clues that would crack the mystery of the Kremlin’s behavior during the Ukraine war and help guide the West’s responses.
—Sam Greene, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2023
Russian mercenary chief and mutineer Prigozhin killed in jet crash, state media say.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutineer. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
mutineer
noun
mu·ti·neer
ˌmyüt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r
: a person who is guilty of mutiny
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