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.
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The attacks could also have been an act of civil disobedience.
— Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 27 July 2024 -
This path demands civil disobedience, public demonstrations and national strikes aimed at a systemic collapse of the regime.
— Reza Pahlavi, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2018 -
The students encouraged supporters to ramp up protests and engage in acts of civil disobedience if Lam ignored the deadline.
— David Pierson, latimes.com, 20 June 2019 -
Still others used acts of nonviolent and even violent civil disobedience.
— Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 23 May 2019 -
Scattered by the bloody assault, protesters vowed to keep up their campaign, suspending talks and calling for a general strike and civil disobedience.
— Bassam Hatoum and Samy Magdy, chicagotribune.com, 3 June 2019 -
Should religious dissenters necessarily respond to such mandates by lawyering up, or is there sometimes a case for civil disobedience?
— Barton Swaim, WSJ, 21 June 2019 -
University student leaders had earlier huddled and discussed plans for several acts of civil disobedience through the day.
— Natasha Khan, WSJ, 20 June 2019 -
Mere protests and appeals are not enough; extraordinary and resolute actions based on the idea of civil disobedience must be taken immediately.
— Vanessa Gera, The Seattle Times, 20 Aug. 2018 -
The group is part of a worldwide activist network committed to nonviolent civil disobedience as a means to force a conversation on addressing climate change.
— Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 23 Apr. 2019 -
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After bail was revoked, a judge found Mr.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 -
This is the third time he's been arrested for civil disobedience.
— J. Edward Moreno, azcentral, 14 July 2019 -
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 -
Others say protests and civil disobedience will be more fruitful than the electoral process.
— Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 6 July 2021 -
Alongside the protests, a civil disobedience campaign of strikes has paralysed large parts of the economy.
— NBC News, 30 Mar. 2021 -
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
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