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

“I think when one makes a splash with a certain kind of role, one is typecast in that role,” Bates says, referring to the unruly, nonconforming characters that have defined her career.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

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

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024

While there are very few high-profile gender-neutral or nonconforming actors in Hollywood, Gladstone shared a moment with the young actor on the rise, Bella Ramsey.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

The long-looked-for, wished-for day, at last arrived, and the nonconforming minister of the parish of Crawford—the godly Mr Austin—was brought from his retreat, at the town of Douglas, to perform the marriage ceremony.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander