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
But NGOs say many agencies flout the rules, taking advantage of people desperate to work abroad.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 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
For districts that persistently flout anti-discrimination laws, “the department may use any means necessary to effect compliance,” according to laws already in place.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
“Why should decent-minded citizens like layabouts who pay nothing to the state and flout every planning regulation in the book?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing flout
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The Tempest
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