Example sentences for: transgression

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

  • And where a basic occupation centers on livestock, as in Biblical Judea or parts of the American West or the Australian bush, the stockman's jargon is bound to be a main source of metaphors, whether the subject be marital transgression as in the banter at our picnic, or the Lord's providing for His flock as in the Twenty-third Psalm, or national character as in “Waltzing Matilda.”

  • White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles said he had discussed the transgression with Blumenthal, and Blumenthal issued a written statement saying, "I did not intend to offend Mr. Ewing's or anyone else's personal religious beliefs and I regret if anyone feels offended."

  • If any hack takes longer than two hours to complete his/her assignment, we will report this transgression on the page with his/her copy.

  • Conclusion: Babbitt is a fine, upstanding man caught in an inconsequential transgression.

  • Their supposed transgression is a common occurrence at American Catholic churches and the logical outcome of the ecumenical movement energized by the Roman Catholic Church itself.


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