back the rebels

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

to provide military, financial, or moral support to rebels

rebelVERB + rebel

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Examples (10)

  • The government decided to secretly back the rebels with arms and training.
  • Many countries hesitated to openly back the rebels due to political implications.
  • They sent in troops to back the rebels.
  • Local villagers were forced to back the rebels, offering food and shelter.
  • The international community refused to back the rebels without a clear peace plan.
  • Historians debate whether foreign powers should have backed the rebels in the civil war.
  • Despite warnings, some factions continued to back the rebels financially.
  • They hoped their actions would back the rebels' cause and bring about change.
  • The organization's primary goal was to back the rebels in their fight for freedom.
  • Without enough popular support, it was difficult to truly back the rebels.