subvert

Example Sentences

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"The United States is under no obligation to admit or suffer the presence of individuals who subvert our laws and deny our citizens their constitutional rights," it added in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

At once, they confront the absurdity of the relationship between absence and presence, and subvert expectations through Lee’s striking approach to scale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

These simple facts subvert conventional financial wisdom, which says the only stock exposure you need is in the broad indexes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Even if, by some miracle, Good’s and Pretti’s killers are eventually brought to justice, their individual consequences do nothing to subvert ICE’s mandate of force wherever it appears.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

“Well, it is certainly important to subvert the patriarchal paradigm, and I suppose this is a way All right, then,” he said, stepping to the left of the podium.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green