subverted
Example Sentences
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“Up All Night” is filled with examples of how nightclubs subverted social hierarchies and thrived in opposition to mainstream culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
For disabled artist Panteha Abareshi, this expectation is subverted as they present their desire and bodily experience to be dissected and examined in “CAREOTICS: on giving and taking” at Human Resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
"More concerningly the flag of a different home nation is being subverted and used to express a particular position, across the UK, not just in Wales," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
