do violence
Example Sentences
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As professors Daniel Hemel and Eric Posner observe, construing the word “whoever” to mean “whoever except the president” would do violence to the English language.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024
But a panel of five judges on the Court of Final Appeal unanimously overturned both the conviction and sentence on Friday, saying such a wide interpretation "would do violence to the language".
From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2022
Hospital-based violence intervention can only succeed when it’s closely linked with organizations working to do violence interruption and street outreach.
From Scientific American • Mar. 16, 2022
Perhaps Americans have become accustomed to the president’s tweets and don’t believe he would do violence to his primary communications platform.
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2020
But the more she talked on this subject, the more firm was Edith in expressing her determination not to do violence to her feelings in a matter so vital to her happiness.
From The Home Mission by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
