transgress
verb (used without object)
will transgress
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future tenseof transgress.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Heraclitus says, “Not even the sun will transgress his orbit but the Erinyes, the ministers of justice, overtake him.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
As Solomon saith, To respect persons is not good; for such a man will transgress for a piece of bread.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon
"I have no fear whatever that either my daughter or any gentleman who may be among the guests will transgress the laws of propriety," said Lady Cinnamond icily.
From The Path to Honour by Sydney C. Grier
If you have made a conscientious search for historical material and use it with scrupulous honesty, have no fear that you will transgress any reasonable canon of historical writing.
From Historical Essays by James Ford Rhodes
One genius will do his work well and succeed in one way, while another succeeds as well quite differently; yet neither will transgress the lines.
From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James
