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.
  • 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
  • More than 160 bills want to infringe on the rights of voters, a goal Trump shared and tried to violate to stay in office.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Critics argue the law goes too far, and infringes on people’s rights.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Biden says his efforts don't infringe on the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
    — Stephen Collinson and Caitlin Hu, CNN, 9 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • But a line is crossed when this support infringes on the freedoms of others who may disagree with the Party.
    — Audrye Wong, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Still, the minefields of the world today infringe upon Chapman’s dream.
    — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2020
  • 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
  • If parents infringe on their kids’ freedom, kids will find ways to recreate it.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But Diana didn't let these guidelines infringe on her fun.
    — Jorge Mitssunaga, CNN, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The trail, shelter and stations are on the fringe of the property, near the YMCA parking lot, and don’t infringe upon the wetlands.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2020
  • After all, treating yourself shouldn’t infringe on the success of your long-term plans.
    — Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The lawsuit argued the new laws infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • And when there are people who are trying to infringe upon that freedom, the wheels do not work as well in a democracy.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
  • At times, even vendors’ direct sales infringe on a partner’s deals.
    — Natalie Nathanson, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Our involvement in the matter is to ensure our rights will not be infringed upon.
    — Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
  • 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

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