violate
Example Sentences
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US forces have now forcibly halted four ships they said sought to violate the blockade, in place since April 13.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
“These new rules create huge loopholes for plastic packaging that violate the law,” said Avinash Kar, senior director of the toxics program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“I’m not trying to violate your freedom of speech,” he tells her.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
No doubt that would violate bureaucratic rules and air-quality standards, and also might suggest some troubling historical comparisons.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
In our latest enlightenment, the fabulous beasts are worse than improbable—they are impossible, because they violate evolution.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing violate
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