transgresses

present tense third-person singular of transgress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgresses
Verb
  • When fear takes over, the price often falls well below its value.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Critics, including legal scholars and lawmakers, argue the campaign violates international law by targeting civilians without due process.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And when the movie’s love interest Elizabeth, played by Mia Goth, goes so far as to find the creature attractive — jealousy is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When a bona fide literary scandal breaks late on, Baum is certain that people will come to hear of it in a couple of days, via the newspapers and tabloids.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When Rashid wanders into the office, Vahid stops his call — there’s something about this man’s shuffle that strikes him as familiar.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the wake of a messy divorce, a writer wanders the world in search of meaning and passion in this loose adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s popular memoir.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tallulah asks, shocked, which offends Maia.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.
    Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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