nonconforming

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Musk’s success was because he was crazy and did things that were nonconforming before they weren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Eighty-two percent are men, 12 percent are women, and about 1.5 percent are transgender or gender nonconforming.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024

“Transgender and gender nonconforming students should not be forced to choose between participating in school events or remaining true to their gender identity,” the mother said.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Gen. Rob Bonta has condemned similar “forced outing” policies approved last year by school boards in Temecula and Murrieta, calling them harmful to the safety and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming youth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

—Scottish Divine and poet, was b. near Cornhill, Northumberland, where his f., a man of ancient Scottish family, was, for the time, a nonconforming minister.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)