How to Use infringe in a Sentence

infringe

verb
Definition of infringenext
Synonyms for infringenext
  • They claim that his use of the name infringes their copyright.
  • Her rights must not be infringed.
  • Moves to control access to social media are certain to face opposition in some quarters on the grounds that controls would likely infringe on privacy.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Refuse to feel pressured to give anyone information that is personal or might infringe on your financial, medical or emotional well-being.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The House has concerns that the bill would infringe on the young people's free speech.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The suit was filed in June and claims the buffer zone would infringe on the group's First Amendment rights.
    — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Users will be on the hook if their work is found to have infringed upon any copyrights.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Talk to a lawyer if your rights have been infringed, or reach out to the regulator.
    — Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The suit also alleges that the law infringes on Smiley’s free-speech rights.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2023
  • Critics argue the law goes too far, and infringes on people’s rights.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The rights of the American people to keep and bear arms shall never be infringed upon.
    — Bryan E. Leib, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • Both practices would infringe on Article 102 of the E.U.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The right to vote is a fundamental right and any action to overturn the will of the voters is infringing on that right.
    — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But Diana didn't let these guidelines infringe on her fun.
    — Jorge Mitssunaga, CNN, 10 Oct. 2021
  • To be fair, some of those infringing laws derive from heartfelt beliefs about the nature of life and dangers to it.
    — Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
  • Stop infringing on my right to peace and quiet enjoyment of my home!
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • Courts have ruled in the past that Google infringed on Sonos’s patents using software to control audio speakers.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • At times, even vendors’ direct sales infringe on a partner’s deals.
    — Natalie Nathanson, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • As such, Mail on Sunday did infringe on her copyright of the letter by publishing it.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 May 2021
  • The government is just infringing on it in the state of Indiana by not allowing it.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • VIP Products refused and filed a claim in September 2014 stating that the dog toy does not infringe on any trademark rights.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • No prior power can be twisted to abridge or infringe on our Civil Rights.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Hayes’ estate sued the Trump and his campaign, along with other defendants, claiming that the use of the song at rallies infringed on their copyright for the work.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The primary effect of the law must not infringe on or promote religion.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 3 July 2023
  • The First Amendment prohibits the government from infringing on free speech.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 30 May 2024
  • In order to get the ball rolling, patent searches need to be carried out to ensure that your invention does not infringe on someone else’s patent.
    — Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • All three attacked the ruling, arguing the Supreme Court should not infringe on a state's authority to pass its own laws.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2022
  • And this indictment is not infringing on any First Amendment rights.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Google has been ordered to pay Sonos $32.5 million for infringing on the company’s smart speaker patent.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 May 2023
  • That will infringe on the sustainability of this war effort, too.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022

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