beyond the bounds
Example Sentences
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The most effective fan fiction shows readers how characters can continue to grow beyond the bounds of the original work while remaining consistent with the source material.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
President Biden defended the right to dissent but made clear that he believed too many of the demonstrations had gone beyond the bounds of free speech.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
Like them, it was not that he did not understand intellectually that other choices existed, but rather that those choices were beyond the bounds of his political and human project.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2024
It's only been four years but in that time he's been able to expose these girls to a life beyond the bounds of their village.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
Even after I’d seen the pencil case, the idea of a guardian giving a present like that was so beyond the bounds, I hadn’t seen it coming at all.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
