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

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

The person potentially inhabits both masculine and feminine spirits while also being gender nonconforming.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

From 1571 recusants can no longer be reckoned as nonconforming members of the English Church: the law recognized them as separate from it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various