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Disobeyed is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Disobeyed in a sentence

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Disobeyed meaning

simple past and past participle of disobey

Using Disobeyed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of disobey
  • In the example corpus, disobeyed often appears in combinations such as: disobeyed the, disobeyed orders, who disobeyed.

Context around Disobeyed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 15 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Disobeyed

  • In this selection, "disobeyed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, retired, allegedly, previously, orders, waller and party stand out and add context to how "disobeyed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include age 29 disobeyed party rules and batman she disobeyed the order. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "disobeyed" sits close to words such as aas, abdicated and abled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with disobeyed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Two of his men disobeyed his orders and stayed with him. (11 words)

God had directed King Saul to destroy King Agag, but Saul disobeyed. (12 words)

However, when Scarab got the drop on Batman, she disobeyed the order to save his life. (16 words)

After her eldest son, Robb, foolishly married for love and disobeyed the arranged marriage he had been promised into, the Freys and Boltons allied together, along with the Lannisters, to take revenge against the Starks once and for all. (39 words)

Payman, a first-term West Australian senator who is the youngest in the party at age 29, disobeyed party rules and last week voted with the Greens motion expressing support for a Palestinian state. (34 words)

Ali said the command was not happy with the riders who disobeyed the restriction order, blaming them and the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) for the crisis at Okota during the Presidential/National Assembly elections. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Col Paris Davis, who is now retired, disobeyed orders to rescue his troops who were wounded in an attack in 1965.

However, when Scarab got the drop on Batman, she disobeyed the order to save his life.

Some drugs and weapons were seized after a driver allegedly disobeyed a police order to stop.

Viola Davis will return as Amanda Waller in Max's series, and given how Harley and the Suicide Squad previously disobeyed Waller's orders, she could be after revenge.

With dire warnings — including the threat that our press passes could be revoked for future events if we disobeyed — we were allowed a few quick pictures as Newsom approached.

Payman, a first-term West Australian senator who is the youngest in the party at age 29, disobeyed party rules and last week voted with the Greens motion expressing support for a Palestinian state.

That ended the brief, early in the war, period when Russian officers were ordered to use force if their troops disobeyed orders.

The FCT minister said Fubara and his camp disobeyed Tinubu's directive, hence the high-powered stakeholders' meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja.

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The stop order was subsequently disobeyed, she claimed, because, after a few weeks, work continued on the building.

He said that those that were registered who disobeyed the order, may lose their licenses, to serve as deterrence to others.

Men, women, and children seen as enemies of the regime or who disobeyed its orders were jailed and tormented there, and only a handful survived.

The Ministry said on statement on WAM, that those people didn’t follow safety procedures and disobeyed orders from health authority for staying under home quarantine for 14 days.

The national arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby has repeatedly disobeyed stay-at-home orders issued in states across the country aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

The restaurant earlier lashed out on social media in defiance of claims it had disobeyed restrictions.

Two of his men disobeyed his orders and stayed with him.

After her eldest son, Robb, foolishly married for love and disobeyed the arranged marriage he had been promised into, the Freys and Boltons allied together, along with the Lannisters, to take revenge against the Starks once and for all.

Ali said the command was not happy with the riders who disobeyed the restriction order, blaming them and the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) for the crisis at Okota during the Presidential/National Assembly elections.

God had directed King Saul to destroy King Agag, but Saul disobeyed.

Having disobeyed the directive of the NLC, the commission went to court to injunct the unions from continuing with the industrial action.

He said there was the ‘Occupy Nigeria’ protest where nobody was arrested, detained, jailed or court orders disobeyed.

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Common combinations with disobeyed

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "disobeyed" in a sentence?
An example: "Col Paris Davis, who is now retired, disobeyed orders to rescue his troops who were wounded in an attack in 1965." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "disobeyed" from authentic English texts.
What does "disobeyed" mean?
Disobeyed means: simple past and past participle of disobey
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