| Even exercising our vote may turn out to be no more than palliative in a democracy continually subverted by the power of money. |
| These possibilities may have complicated the search for the Great American Thing and subverted theories of American exceptionalism. |
| It is more important that the law is not subverted by those who want to limit the field of free speech and fair comment. |
| This theme is apparently subverted by another TV ad for one of those vile-tasting instant soup products that taste like reheated dishwater. |
| Traditional beliefs and views are subverted as a searching look is directed at figures and heroines from our epics, myths and legends. |
| Didactic tendencies are continually being subverted by swerves, qualifications, and context. |
