flouted

Example Sentences

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“He flouted the lawful authority of the FDA and deliberately deceived the public by repackaging low-quality, foreign-made test kits at a time when accuracy and reliability were critical,” Grant said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

As the head of Japan’s Kwantung army in Manchuria, he flouted orders from Tokyo and maneuvered the government into an aggressive foreign policy that culminated in all-out war with China in 1937.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

So judges keep ordering ICE to release detainees—orders the agency has repeatedly flouted, prompting scathing judicial rebukes around the country.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

But prosecutors said safety regulations had been flouted in the nightclub.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

“You have all of you flouted me. Always.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner