subversive

Example Sentences

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The queens cut their teeth performing in bars, burlesque theaters, punk venues and even a circus, where they learned to entertain by pulling together subversive and mainstream references.

From Los Angeles Times

The Gambian authorities said the country would not be used as a "base for subversive activity against any state".

From BBC

Michel said Russia and its allies have stepped up efforts to destabilize Moldova by “weaponizing energy, conducting cyber-attacks, staging protests, and other subversive activities.”

From Washington Times

The theme was simple, but subversive in a culture that idealizes the notion of a spouse who fulfills all your emotional, intellectual and sexual needs in perpetuity.

From New York Times

It turned out his arrest was based on his subscription to a Japanese magazine that then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover listed as subversive.

From Los Angeles Times