Example sentences for: subvert

How can you use “subvert” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The filmmakers even subvert the far right on Biblical grounds: It's the repressive Mothers Against Canada who usher in the apocalypse.

  • They also have institutional costs because, to the extent that they subvert clear meaning that the legislature created, they usurp legislative authority and diminish the separation of powers, one of the bedrocks of our system of government.

  • In the depths of the Cold War, many Americans suspected Communists had infiltrated Washington and were about to subvert our democracy.

  • Rather than try to subvert or oppose Belgrade's censorship, CNN has happily accepted it in exchange for "access."

  • Ultimately, however, sequencing should reveal the molecular tricks that this genus uses to subvert the defences of its plant hosts, allowing scientists to come up with new ways to combat these troublesome organisms.


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