subverted
Example Sentences
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The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Sentencing, Lord Arthurson said each of the men were "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious", adding they had "subverted public trust in NHS management".
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
Washington, having spurned a crown himself, recognized the siren song that could bewitch even ostensibly democratic leaders, particularly in polities where checks on power are easily subverted.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2025
They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
