Sentence examples for circumvent from inspiring English sources
The word 'circumvent' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe an action used to work around an obstacle or issue. Example sentence: We had to find a way to circumvent the law to get the project approved.
It concerned the "trawling and scooping" by the NSA of global electronic communication and the use of foreign intelligence agencies such as Britain's GCHQ and the obtaining of data from companies such as Google, Microsoft, FaceBook and Apple to apparently circumvent national laws on personal privacy.
I see no problem in exchanging data between British and American security – except where, as in the NSA's Prism program, it is a device to circumvent legal constraint.
Some of those who supported the insertion of the budget responsibility lock utterly dismiss the idea there was any kind of conspiracy to circumvent the party's manifesto approval process, saying it was just the kind of thing that happened in the course of a campaign.
The current frontier of happiness measurement, as practised by neuroeconomists and neuromarketers, is to circumvent how people report they feel, in search of how they 'really' feel.
The European boycott of medical drugs going to US prisons is now biting deeply, and in an attempt to circumvent it many states have attempted to find new and ever more unconventional supply routes.
Oddly, it is not calling for an end to hunting with birds of prey, which some hunts use to circumvent the ban.
It may be tempting to circumvent the prescription pad, but this will generally mean using overseas-based pharmacies with less regulation on the quality of ingredients.
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