transgression

Example Sentences

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The result is a devastating work of scholarship that commits the ultimate transgression of failing to include the trigger warnings so cherished by the targets of the author’s indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Bondi’s latest ethical transgression has not yet made it to court, but it likely will.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Yet the nature of that transgression means some around the game feel it could spoil the celebrations if a long-awaited Asian world champion is crowned on Monday.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

But eldest daughter Lucy, a park ranger, has committed for Rhoda the worst transgression of all by putting her share of Sawbrook property into a conservation trust.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

Running away was a transgression so large that the punishment enveloped every generous soul on her brief tour of freedom.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead