impinge

Example Sentences

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Human rights advocates fear the new policy will impinge on civil rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

He cited a 2019 Supreme Court judgment to say the opposition's demand for machine-readable voter lists could impinge on people's privacy.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

In other words, actions like mining development, agriculture and so on, unleash a whole lot of chemicals which impinge on us every day.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

“We can build an inclusive environment in many ways, but compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don’t work.”

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

And the grinding click of their skates as they impinge upon the surface, Is like the brushing together of thin wing-tips of silver.

From Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology by Aldington, Richard