He becomes obstreperous and truculent as an infant in need of an afternoon nap
-- William Herrick, "Truth Was the Last Straw",

Many booksellers . . . were reluctant to carry books that would attract the sometimes obstreperous youngsters who lived by rock and roll.
-- Ray Walters, "Paperback Talk",

 He began standing up to the Orderlies, talking back, openly obstreperous.
-- John Darnton, The Experiment

When he was ordered from above to expel two obstreperous comrades -- they insisted on challenging the leadership -- he found himself "caught between my Jeffersonian upbringing and my Party loyalty."
-- William Herrick, "Truth Was the Last Straw",

 As a young Cadet under intense hazing from officers he was ordered to perform a demeaning  sexual pose to which he refused. After  attempts by numerous officers to force the young Cadet to obey the order the young cadet only became more obstreperous ......"Quads journals".......oh and by the way Quad got kicked out of that school for not obeying orders...Alleluiyah