be subjected to

Example Sentences

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"President Ramaphosa maintains that no person is above the law and that any allegations should be subjected to due process without fear, favour or prejudice," it said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Again, not a word about the coercive therapeutic context in which vulnerable minors will be subjected to those “ideas” and pressed to implement them.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone—including the President of the United States,” the union said in the statement posted on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

He had to watch his team be subjected to suffocating Covid restrictions.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

I would lose that, plus the self-confidence I’ve worked so hard to achieve, if I were to be subjected to criticism halfway through the job.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank