subverted

Example Sentences

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The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Sentencing, Lord Arthurson said each of the men were "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious", adding they had "subverted public trust in NHS management".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Washington, having spurned a crown himself, recognized the siren song that could bewitch even ostensibly democratic leaders, particularly in polities where checks on power are easily subverted.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson