How to Use infringe in a Sentence

infringe

verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Taylor emphasized that the case centers on a petition in support of the First and Second amendments, arguing that shutting down the giveaway would infringe on free speech.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024

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