transgress
verb (used without object)
was transgressing
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past progressiveof transgress.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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“Already in that early school exercise, he was transgressing all the principles that we knew.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
"I think they felt that someone was transgressing," added Ms Reeve.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2019
It was quite convenient to be an "invalid" when there was trouble below stairs, and it required more than a hint to make Plaisted see that he was transgressing all rules of hospitality.
From Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces by Stanford Eveleth
The smaller States contended that the convention was transgressing its powers, and they demanded that the credentials of the various members be read.
From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck
She was transgressing the acknowledged rule of the house in saying any word that could be construed as being inimical to Crosbie or his bride.
From The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope
