- past participle of transgress.
- past tense form of transgress.
transgressed
Example Sentences
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Both productions also transgressed personal boundaries that pushed Panettiere to lows no one should endure, but so many stars growing up in the spotlight unfortunately do.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sharaa ended the speech by promising that the government was "keen on holding accountable those who transgressed and abused our Druze people".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Battle lines are drawn and immediately transgressed in a play that takes farce out of the bedroom and into administrative corridors and cubicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Some of the breakfast sandwiches transgressed in ruinous ways: served with aggressively flavored aioli, served on a bagel out of a plastic bag, served with arugula, which, friends, only gets distressingly wilty-slimy in this format.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
She doubted whether she had not transgressed the duty of woman by woman, in betraying her suspicions of Jane Fairfax’s feelings to Frank Churchill.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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