subverted

Example Sentences

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It means that when “the same hands” control more than one branch of government, the fundamental principles of a free Constitution are subverted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The prosecution argued that procedural rules of the committee were subverted, through secret messages before the meeting between the three defendants.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson