flouted
Example Sentences
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In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
North Korea is subject to multiple United Nations sanctions banning its nuclear weapons development and use of ballistic missile technology, restrictions it has repeatedly flouted.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Members of Congress and others called for him to be fired, saying he had endangered US military members and flouted protocols.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 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
As we shall see, many prescriptive rules originated for screwball reasons, impede clear and graceful prose, and have been flouted by the best writers for centuries.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
