How to Use civil disobedience in a Sentence

civil disobedience

noun

• In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization.
• A student organization is encouraging civil disobedience as a way to get the university to change its policies.
• That could possibly kick off days or weeks of civil disobedience.
  — Jeannette Neumann, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
• If that means shirking your job resettling refugees and maybe engaging in some civil disobedience, so what?
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Mar. 2018
• Neither will any disciplinary action such as a suspension or detention that stems from these acts of civil disobedience.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 26 Feb. 2018
• Then the class assignment mushroomed into a plan — hatched by 10- and 11-year-olds — to stage a little civil disobedience of their own.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2018
• Weeks of civil disobedience in Catalonia probably lie ahead.
  — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
• But some vowed to walk out anyway, understanding that accepting punishments is part of what can make civil disobedience powerful.
  — Collin Binkley, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
• Some independence supporters have promised a campaign of civil disobedience.
  — Time, 27 Oct. 2017
• People channelled that energy into marches and rallies, millions of calls to Congress and civil disobedience — all to protect our care.
  — Alyssa Milano, Time, 22 Jan. 2018
• King's letter teaches us that change in public policy in a society is brought about by brave individuals who are left with no choice except to impose their will on time via peaceful civil disobedience.
  — Hector De Leon, Houston Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2018
• He was joined by Rep. Steve Toth in his act of civil disobedience.
  — Fox News, 8 May 2020
• And these are just a few of the many countries that saw large demonstrations of civil disobedience this year.
  — NBC News, 24 Dec. 2019
• The group used civil disobedience in the form of shutdowns and protests as a tactic to counter Indian rule.
  — NBC News, 2 Sep. 2021
• After bail was revoked, a judge found Mr. Lai guilty on a pair of civil disobedience charges and sentenced him to 14 months in prison.
  — Mark L. Clifford and L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
• But as Shafer would soon learn, tiny-home living appealed to more than those with a taste for civil disobedience.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023
• That this round of civil disobedience will lead to real change.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020
• Some fear that a lack of what the Black people in town perceive as justice could result in civil disobedience.
  — NBC News, 20 Oct. 2021
• In the months that followed, millions took to the streets in protest and worked to delegitimize the government through a campaign of civil disobedience.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2021
• Several labor unions called on their members to walk off the job in a show of civil disobedience.
  — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2021
• Has any act of civil disobedience in the U.S. been as impactful in the 21st century?
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2021
• Some movie theaters stayed open in an act of civil disobedience.
  — Raf Casert, ajc, 27 Dec. 2021
• More than 40% of all protests involved some civil disobedience, the report said.
  — Fox News, 2 Dec. 2020
• Meanwhile, there is not much the police can do should tactics switch to a campaign of low-level civil disobedience—strikes, sit-ins and so on.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• It could be seen as support for the nationwide strike of state railway workers, who are part of the civil disobedience movement against the coup.
  — Fox News, 13 Mar. 2021
• The attacks could also have been an act of civil disobedience.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 27 July 2024
• This is the third time he's been arrested for civil disobedience.
  — J. Edward Moreno, azcentral, 14 July 2019
• The 1963 civil rights march occurred in a summer of demonstrations and civil disobedience across the South.
  — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2018
• The activists want to draw attention on the climate protest by blocking roads and with other acts of civil disobedience in Berlin and other cities around the world.
  — Geir Moulson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019
• Thinking Ethical hacking: saving society with computer code As a form of civil disobedience, hacking can help make the world a better place.
  — Big Think, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024