transgression

Example Sentences

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In L.A. political circles, however, it will be viewed as a transgression, at least in the short term, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

The result is a devastating work of scholarship that commits the ultimate transgression of failing to include the trigger warnings so cherished by the targets of the author’s indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

A second transgression for Van der Mescht on 50 minutes, when he went high on a dipping Boeta Chamberlain, earned a second yellow and a 20-minute red to give a second window for Red Bulls.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Bondi’s latest ethical transgression has not yet made it to court, but it likely will.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Most of all, he was doing the spiritual work to cleanse his transgression.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel