violate
Example Sentences
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It would violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition on government taking property without just compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Many Southern California creeks and concrete-lined channels are deemed “impaired” by regulators because pollution levels violate water quality standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Her department has the power to withhold federal money from schools that violate civil rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
In a post on social media Centcom said the ship was "suspected of attempting to violate the US blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
She decided she wasn’t going to let anyone violate her ever again, and she took control.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing violate
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