do violence to
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As professors Daniel Hemel and Eric Posner observe, construing the word “whoever” to mean “whoever except the president” would do violence to the English language.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2024
To quote a passage from this novel is to do violence to its tightly laced phrases of reconsideration.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2022
But a panel of five judges on the Court of Final Appeal unanimously overturned both the conviction and sentence on Friday, saying such a wide interpretation "would do violence to the language".
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2022
“If we are to reject speech because it comes from an unorthodox group, we do violence to the very underpinnings of our notions of liberty,” Randazza and Wolman wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2018
For money they barter truth and love; do violence to the most beautiful feelings, to gain possession of the sordid metal that fetters us to the grovelling earth in its disgraceful chains!
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
