infringe
verb (used with object)
to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress.
are infringing
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present progressiveof infringe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Novo Nordisk is seeking court orders declaring that Hims & Hers are infringing on Novo Nordisk’s patent, blocking the sale of infringing products, plus monetary damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The case awaits a decision from a San Francisco federal judge, who has voiced some doubt about whether AI companies are infringing on copyrights when they analyze billions of images and spit out something different.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Unless the products are infringing on intellectual property or are a safety risk, they’re typically not violating any policies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021
Juul has filed a complaint against more than 15 companies that it alleges are infringing on its patent.
From The Verge ● Nov. 21, 2018
"You are infringing on ghostly hours, and are beginning to look like a ghost;" for Webb had thrown himself into a chair, and was haggard from the exhaustion of his long conflict.
From Nature's Serial Story by Edward Payson Roe
