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Examples of contravention in a Sentence
a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement
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Some of this fuel has been used to supply the U.S. military in a contravention of US sanctions, as companies commit to not buying Iranian fuel when taking on U.S. government contracts.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ben asked, in direct contravention of the mantra that everything is necessarily the best in the best of all possible leagues.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
A day later, Ohio’s legislature essentially created an organization that’s immune from government oversight—in direct contravention of a state Supreme Court ruling two months ago.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
That assignment, especially, was closely questioned by lawmakers and was considered by a number of Secret Service officials, former and current, as a contravention of their apolitical mission.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
Therefore, any violence in the history of Christianity is in contravention to the basic spirit of the religion.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
The Palestinian Authority said that Israeli attacks in Gaza damaged a children’s hospital, in contravention of the Geneva Convention.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023
The recommendation and resolution came after Butler, pursuant to legal advice, called for some flags to be removed from classrooms following a parent raising concerns over whether the Pride flags could be deemed political in nature, in contravention of district policy.
—Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 26 Oct. 2022
Speaking to socially distanced reporters and decidedly not enjoying the lovely weather, Cummings justified his decision to drive with his family from London to a house in County Durham early in the pandemic, in apparent contravention of quarantine restrictions.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022
Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ben asked, in direct contravention of the mantra that everything is necessarily the best in the best of all possible leagues.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
A day later, Ohio’s legislature essentially created an organization that’s immune from government oversight—in direct contravention of a state Supreme Court ruling two months ago.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
That assignment, especially, was closely questioned by lawmakers and was considered by a number of Secret Service officials, former and current, as a contravention of their apolitical mission.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
Therefore, any violence in the history of Christianity is in contravention to the basic spirit of the religion.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
The Palestinian Authority said that Israeli attacks in Gaza damaged a children’s hospital, in contravention of the Geneva Convention.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023
The recommendation and resolution came after Butler, pursuant to legal advice, called for some flags to be removed from classrooms following a parent raising concerns over whether the Pride flags could be deemed political in nature, in contravention of district policy.
—Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 26 Oct. 2022
Speaking to socially distanced reporters and decidedly not enjoying the lovely weather, Cummings justified his decision to drive with his family from London to a house in County Durham early in the pandemic, in apparent contravention of quarantine restrictions.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022
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“Contravention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contravention. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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