transgress
verb (used without object)
transgresses
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present tense formof transgress (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Consider what Christianity, at its core, actually does: It transgresses and disrupts.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
“How do you know who you are when your primal love bond is formed with someone who then transgresses and violates it?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
Even if a travel-hacking scheme does not outright violate the terms of service, a company can simply decide the technique transgresses the spirit of its program.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
In timeouts and during practices, Brooks has shown his more colorful side when the team transgresses his “non-negotiables” — for example, not playing hard.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2017
It is forbidden also to exact of another an oath except in the presence of the judges; he who does so transgresses the law which forbids a man to take justice into his own hands.
From The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect by George Foot Moore
