stretch the rules

Example Sentences

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And plenty of opportunity to stretch the rules beyond their intent.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

One of the things we tend to misunderstand about people who fight dirty is that their style is not just calculated to stretch the rules on what they can do.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2018

"The new bottle is digital technology. But the old wine is the impulse to cheat or stretch the rules for personal or corporate advantage."

From Reuters • Jun. 17, 2015

"I was going to say that July seventeenth is so near, and you seem so much older, that we'll have a special election, and—well, we'll stretch the rules to let you in."

From Peggy-Alone by Craig, Anna B.