spontaneous uprising

Frequency: 6.37.0 per million words

an uprising that was not planned or organized in advance

uprisingADJECTIVE + uprising

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spontaneous

Examples (10)

  • The protests quickly turned into a spontaneous uprising against the regime.
  • Historians described the event as a spontaneous uprising by the working class.
  • Lack of food triggered a spontaneous uprising in the capital city.
  • It was a spontaneous uprising with no central leadership or organization.
  • The government was unprepared for such a massive spontaneous uprising.
  • A spontaneous uprising erupted after the announcement of new taxes.
  • They fear that a spontaneous uprising could destabilize the entire region.
  • The police struggled to contain the spontaneous uprising that spread through the streets.
  • Unlike a planned coup, this was a truly spontaneous uprising of the people.
  • Social media helped fuel the spontaneous uprising across the country.