nonconforming

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Musk’s success was because he was crazy and did things that were nonconforming before they weren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

About that record: Let’s be crystal clear that trans and gender nonconforming people were crucial to the Stonewall rebellion—as were lesbians and gay men, and even some straight people.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2025

“The United States is committed to fighting for a world that accepts and respects transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming persons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

But with a month and a half before the first show, there’s no indication that the county would consider reversing its previous decision to grant Remlinger Farms what’s called a nonconforming use certificate.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

But there stayed behind Puritan and nonconforming minds in the bodies of many parishioners.

From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Johnston, Mary