Definition of IMPINGE

Examples of impinge in a Sentence

hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior

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And since the election took place under a state of emergency, severe restrictions impinged on the opposition’s ability to hold rallies and protests. — Palko Karasz, New York Times, "Five Takeaways From Turkey’s Election," 25 June 2018 When the immigrants from other countries impinge themselves on us. — Eve Fairbanks, The New Republic, "The World in a World Cup," 5 July 2018 Porter's suit claimed the laws are arbitrary, anti-competitive and irrational, impinge on his right to earn a living and serve no legitimate government interest. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds ban on funeral home-cemetery ownership," 27 June 2018 Political leaders have demanded that Silicon Valley do better in the 2018 mid-term elections despite a lack of new laws or clear federal guidance on how to crack down on disinformation without impinging on constitutional guarantees of free speech. — Craig Timberg And Elizabeth Dwoskin, chicagotribune.com, "Twitter is sweeping out fake accounts like never before, putting user growth at risk," 7 July 2018 The state party filed an unsuccessful lawsuit in May, tortuously arguing that RCV impinged on their rights of association under the First Amendment. — The Economist, "In praise of ranked-choice voting," 14 June 2018 Both that business case, and the idea that drug laws impinge on personal liberty, make marijuana reform a compelling cause for Gardner’s libertarian wing of the Republican party. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Why President Trump May Well Flip-Flop on Marijuana Legalization," 9 June 2018 The ministry insisted that the law would not impinge on freedom of expression or the protection of journalists' sources. — Laura Smith-spark And Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, "As France debates fake news bill, critics see threat to free speech," 7 June 2018 In between snuggling her two youngest kids and refereeing a video game the older ones were playing, Pruett described to me some of the ways that the family’s financial crisis had impinged on her academic life. — Marcella Bombardieri, The Atlantic, "One College's Struggle to Get Poor Students Through School," 30 May 2018

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