Sentence examples for seemed violated from inspiring English sources

Waiting on tables, it seemed, violated my very constitution.

The crowds formed and fell apart, silently listening for familiar names, gazes fixed across Broadway, into a sky that seemed violated, like a room ransacked by a burglar.

Still, the spirit of the act seems violated.

They Have Jury Duty! "I've never served jury duty (never been called up) but I can't help but think that the original idea of being judged by a 'jury of peers' seems violated if celebs are in there.

Both neutrality and impartiality seem violated by feminist standpoint theory.

Jessica: Even when she felt uncomfortable, she didn't seem violated.

The building seemed to violate every possible code, and Beckie's apartment violated everything except the no-pets rule.

A crime that seemed to violate the community's identity called for a communal response.

To many, the program seemed to violate the spirit of FISA, because Americans were clearly involved in the conversations.

Szabo is now a yoga instructor, and, the last time I visited them, she sat on the floor in a position that seemed to violate several anatomical imperatives.

Despite a few frivolous moments, I was depressed by the behavior of the crowds, whose aggression seemed to violate the meaning of the ritual.