flout

Example Sentences

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She urged parents and children to help the government monitor compliance and report companies that flout the law.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"There's plenty of leeway to bend the rules strategically, to flout the rules for a while and get marketing clout," he adds.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He is among a growing number of migrant workers abandoned by shipowners, who flout their obligations and desert crews without paying the salaries owed.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

But never before have so many Iranians been willing to flout the Islamic Republic’s social rules at the same time, say residents and analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

And I myself should hold it shame for any girl to flout her own dear parents, taking up with a man, before her marriage.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer