subvert
verb (used with object)
to overthrow (something established or existing).
was subverting
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past progressiveof subvert.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I felt that I was subverting many of those genre archetypes through the structure of the film.
From Salon ● May 1, 2022
They feel like they’re trying to communicate something bigger, and I think the fun, for us, was subverting that.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
“The approach to that was subverting what we tend to see in the mainstream when it comes to Latino characters — a white male lead with a character of color as a sidekick,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
“I’ve created three dominant men in a traditionally female medium and that brings a level of empowerment. I felt like I was subverting that imbalance as I created the faces of these alpha males.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2019
Bacon was not aware of his relations to the science and art of education; he praises the Jesuit schools, not knowing that he was subverting their very foundations.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
