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
Gen. Rob Bonta has condemned similar “forced outing” policies approved last year by school boards in Temecula and Murrieta, calling them harmful to the safety and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming youth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
The students are demanding action against discrimination and bullying of transgender and gender nonconforming students after the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student at the school who identified as nonbinary and used they/them pronouns.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
From 1571 recusants can no longer be reckoned as nonconforming members of the English Church: the law recognized them as separate from it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
