violate
Example Sentences
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Behind the scenes, Beijing has been wary of being seen to openly violate sanctions, which could provoke Washington’s wrath and damage its relations with other Gulf states.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
She also said she suspects that the longer people stay, the more likely they are to violate the rules and face expulsion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
“If they’re willing to violate those rules, I’d be concerned about doing business with them,” Van Alst said.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
This case presented a strikingly simple question: Does it violate a journalist’s First Amendment rights if they are arrested for requesting and publishing information that a government employee willingly hands over?
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
They do not, as one might expect, fall to their knees and kiss the carrier deck; this would violate, intrude upon, contaminate the deck, the vessel, the sea around, the whole earth.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
