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Tell it well and you are transgressing social norms to prove a point more effectively than any sober-minded discussion ever could.

From Slate • May 8, 2013

"You are transgressing sir," said he and stopped.

From A Strange Disappearance by Green, Anna Katharine

You are transgressing etiquette in this instance, Counsellor.

From Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

You are transgressing flagrantly - as I should express it in a newspaper report.

From Winding Paths by Page, Gertrude

You are thereby not merely flinging away your chances, but are transgressing against your sacredest obligations.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander