uprising

Example Sentences

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She said Iranian Americans had gathered in West Los Angeles or downtown L.A. every weekend in February since Iranian security forces used lethal force to suppress a widespread popular uprising.

From Los Angeles Times

Will a mass uprising cause it to fall?

From The Wall Street Journal

The great unknown variable is whether its security services will crack when confronted by a future mass uprising.

From The Wall Street Journal

When a young boy takes over a beaver-bot to stop a construction company’s plan to destroy the local habitat, he accidentally launches an uprising against all humanity among the local fauna.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.

From BBC