subvert

Example Sentences

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They’re standards that “Dead Man” aims to measure up to, as well as templates it wants to subvert.

From Los Angeles Times

"The decision below subverts the balance struck by Congress, creates significant uncertainty for FDA and generic manufacturers, and invites gamesmanship by brand-name manufacturers," the government's brief said.

From Reuters

“But the president’s famously sharp instincts, the ones that won him the presidency almost four years ago, have been since subverted at every level by Jared Kushner.”

From New York Times

Reaction: Modi, speaking to party workers on Tuesday, said that those who had accused him of subverting institutions were engaged in a “conspiracy” intended to “finish off the credibility” of those institutions.

From New York Times

Special counsel Jack Smith, who is heading the Justice Department investigation into Trump's efforts to subvert the election, issued a subpoena for Pence to testify in February.

From Salon