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
Seinfeld also spoke about his approach to stand-up in this anxious period, the performers who have transgressed and the artists he still admires.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
From being exceptional, now you have transgressed in some unmentionable way.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 2, 2018
“Well, Ah am sorry if I have transgressed here,” he responds in his languid, country lawyer style.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2017
Ocean’s old shores have transgressed their boundaries—kingdoms have risen and fallen—thronging cities have sprung up amid desert wastes—and proud capitals have been levelled with the dust.
From Memories of Bethany by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
