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transgressed

adjective as in broken

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Example Sentences

“Steps will also be taken against other learners who may have transgressed certain provisions within the code of conduct,” she added.

From BBC

“But if you transgressed . . . by trying to present yourself as somewhat above your station intellectually, then that is the end.”

He will be like one of the Old Gods from ancient times: vengeful, destructive, and a force for pain, punishing and smiting “non-believers” and others who have “transgressed” against him and his most faithful followers.

From Salon

But it has taken until now for the authorities to reverse the punishments imposed on those who were deemed to have transgressed.

From BBC

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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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