disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā 
-ō-
disobeyed; disobeying; disobeys
: to be disobedient
: to fail to obey
disobeyer
noun
Examples of disobey in a Sentence
If you disobey, you will be severely punished.
The soldier disobeyed the general's orders.
He was afraid to disobey his father.
The driver had disobeyed the law.
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Resto was arrested on charges of reckless driving, disobeying signal of an officer, engaging police in a pursuit, failure to maintain proper lane on a limited access highway and interfering with an officer/resisting.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The YouGov/The Economist survey also shows that nearly half of Americans think that the Trump administration is disobeying court orders when deporting immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in D.C. found probable cause that the administration had willfully disobeyed his order to halt or turn around flights carrying some 200 men to a Salvadoran prison.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Boasberg wrote Wednesday the government disobeyed those orders by not returning the migrants to the United States.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The YouGov/The Economist survey also shows that nearly half of Americans think that the Trump administration is disobeying court orders when deporting immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in D.C. found probable cause that the administration had willfully disobeyed his order to halt or turn around flights carrying some 200 men to a Salvadoran prison.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Boasberg wrote Wednesday the government disobeyed those orders by not returning the migrants to the United States.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disobey
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobey. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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disobey
verb
dis·obey
ˌdis-ə-ˈbā
: to refuse, neglect, or fail to obey
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