subverted
Example Sentences
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Like Magritte's artwork, the Red Devils' qualifying campaign for the tournament certainly subverted expectations at times, with 6-0 wins over Liechtenstein and Kazakhstan sandwiched between draws against North Macedonia and Kazakhstan.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
For disabled artist Panteha Abareshi, this expectation is subverted as they present their desire and bodily experience to be dissected and examined in “CAREOTICS: on giving and taking” at Human Resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
