Examples of transgression in a Sentence

acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions

Recent Examples on the Web Liam’s sorry-not-sorry transgression crosses a line that Paulie Moretti and his crew feel obliged to avenge in the most violent manner. — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Just to compound the transgression, Fjölnir carries off the dead man’s widow, Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman), and marries her. — The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022 Aside from the greater transgression of belittling people in the act of wishing her well, your neighbor is just wrong. — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 Yet Ortiz's transgression occurred before Major League Baseball had a leaguewide testing program with penalties. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Unsatisfied with their answers, the Talibs dragged the boys into their bunk room to answer for the transgression. — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 This is far from Russian sport’s first alleged doping transgression, despite the Kremlin’s howls of protest in Valieva’s case. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2022 The single became a hit, and when the government turned a blind eye toward this transgression, the city’s musical revolution exploded. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021 When Greene commits a transgression like this, McCarthy usually expresses his dismay and meets with her. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022 See More

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