transgress
verb (used without object)
have transgressed
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present perfectof transgress.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But it has taken until now for the authorities to reverse the punishments imposed on those who were deemed to have transgressed.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
Goodison might not be much longer for this world, with the latest suggestion being a new stadium for 2023, but for now it retains old‑fashioned menace to those who have transgressed the Evertonian code.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
“Well, Ah am sorry if I have transgressed here,” he responds in his languid, country lawyer style.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2017
You can take another comedian’s style, delivery or even persona without any fear of a backlash, but if you tell a similarly written joke, then you might have transgressed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2015
Had I known you I would never have transgressed.
From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by Clyde Osmer De Land
