How To Use Flout In A Sentence

I'm sure she's flouting loads of official and unofficial tube etiquette in one fell swoop here.
In Munich last February, Putin railed against America the "hyperpower" that flouted international law. The Tyrant's Turn
But the writ of the College was now routinely flouted. THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician
The Government needs to bring in more stringent punishments for drivers who flout the law. The Sun
Protecting dictators for geopolitical gains, flouting international laws to protect themselves and lying to their people to justify wars do not help to promote liberal democracy. Times, Sunday Times

The law is extensively flouted. The Sun
Revenge is sweet, saith the phrasemonger, and to the old lady whose discipline had been flouted and whose amour propre had been rudely shaken it was very sweet indeed. Who Cares? a story of adolescence
Hand held speed cameras are deployed to facilitate enforcement evidence aimed at the minority of cyclists who flout the rules and who react in an aggressive manner, usually bewailing the breaching of their civil rights.
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Under EU rules they flout the law if they carry out the same practice as American dentists and could face six months in jail or a £5,000 fine.
It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes.
Those who have publicly flouted the ban have faced jail. Times, Sunday Times
He said motorists ‘are openly flouting this law which shows a total lack of respect for the rules of the road’.
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
The young soldier flouted his officer's orders.
Thus he flouted the social hierarchies of his time by eating and associating with outcasts.
He was jailed three times for repeatedly flouting a court order banning him from the estate.
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
By a chi-square test, this has a 99% probability of indicating an increased confusion of flaunt for flout. Flout good taste; flaunt your excesses « Motivated Grammar
Thousands of people are killed on our roads every year, yet a majority of us insist on flouting speed limits.
MORE than 2,000 people have been reported by their neighbours for flouting hosepipe bans amid fears of the worst drought in a century. Times, Sunday Times
As the barking of a dog, I securely contemn those malicious and scurrile obloquies, flouts, calumnies of railers and detractors; I scorn the rest. Anatomy of Melancholy
Will he condemn those who have flouted the law simply for commercial gain?
Protecting dictators for geopolitical gains, flouting international laws to protect themselves and lying to their people to justify wars do not help to promote liberal democracy. Times, Sunday Times
Far better, though, they tipped off the police that the law was being flouted and the whole operation was busted. Times, Sunday Times
GOP candidates "flout" family values? heh wrote on October 19, 2007 12: 47 PM: Election Central | Talking Points Memo | GOP Candidates Flaunt Their Family Values Today Before Tough Audience
Motorists regularly flout the law .
Its report emerged as one beggar was fined for flouting a ban 30 times. The Sun
Many large biological molecules like DNA seem to flout a basic law of nature: Although their charges have the same sign, they can attract one another and clump together in water.
Of course, flouting conventional morality was not allowed in the late 19th century.
MORE than 2,000 people have been reported by their neighbours for flouting hosepipe bans amid fears of the worst drought in a century. Times, Sunday Times
When Bose became the vice-chancellor in June 2001, he found that the institution had flouted basic rules in its ordinance to give affiliation to about 40 institutions across the country.
The OED’s first attestation of flaunt to mean flout is in 1923, so apparently once the error appeared, it took off like gangbusters. Flout good taste; flaunt your excesses « Motivated Grammar
They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.
Standard Chartered may well have recklessly flouted the law, or this could be a storm in a teacup. Times, Sunday Times
Far better, though, they tipped off the police that the law was being flouted and the whole operation was busted. Times, Sunday Times
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety.
Sailors flouting the ban face being fined. The Sun
Bureaucracy gets pushed aside by so-called "adhocracy," executive power/one-man shows flourish, with institutional checks and balances flouted. Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: WikiLeaks: Irresponsible or Indispensable?
If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability. The Sun
The law is extensively flouted. The Sun
Lenz case so "sanctimonious" -- and dishonest -- as to suggest that he has never read the YouTube Terms of Service or discerned why a lawyer should not shriek that corporations "flout" their legal obligations by hiring third-parties who specialize in executing those legal obligations (p. 169-170). The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog
The upshot is that the data security laws are widely flouted and despised. Times, Sunday Times
Similarly punitive measures like charging fines from the public for flouting rules can be introduced.
These may be called the cringing canvass and the flouting canvass. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.
It is unclear if health and environment officials will fine those who flout the laws on burning wood. Times, Sunday Times
In dismissing this official requirement of a sister state, it would deliberately and openly flout international law and comity.
One cannot help but admire these women in their courage to be gender rebels, ostentatiously flouting centuries of repressive, patriarchal social conditioning.
His first novel has moved somewhere in the area of 20 million copies - and that's not counting the millions of black-market editions sold in copyright-flouting countries.
We are flouting this law of basic economics, waving our 620 billion dollars of foreign debt like so much dirty laundry.
Documents seen by the Yorkshire Post also revealed the company was flouting copyright laws and using unlicensed software on office computers.
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
They're bending the rules; they're trying it on; they're flouting the law.
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
There should be a crackdown on rogue companies who continue to flout the ban. The Sun
Shoppers hit by problems are too often fobbed off by companies that flout laws designed to protect consumers, the advice service warned. Times, Sunday Times
Police have vowed to get tough to stop louts flouting a street-drinking ban.
In the large state-owned mines, safety regulations are flouted to meet production targets, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
Its report emerged as one beggar was fined for flouting a ban 30 times. The Sun
Rome shocked me by flouting the conventional political rhetoric of environmentalists.
In fact, the aggressor in this war has not only ignored the relevant UN resolution, it has defied the United Nations and openly flouted international law.
Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.
Too often drivers who flout the law go on to cause serious crashes. The Sun
Civil disobedience didn't mean flouting all law.
It was because he openly flouted racist conventions of the time, which said he had to stay in his place.
It is sometimes said that the offender must have been deliberately and flagrantly flouting the law.
A stalker who tried to pursue a Lady Chatterley-style relationship with an Earl's daughter has been given a suspended jail sentence for flouting a court order to leave her alone.
A nation that's grown numb to being spied on, having its privacy egregiously invaded and the having its Constitution generally flouted is at greater risk of losing its gun rights. So Who Knows?
Police have promised to shut down off-licences and pubs that persistently flout the law by selling booze to under-age children.
He denied that the England team would have tried to flout the ban. Times, Sunday Times
Despite police monitoring the number of overweight lorries using the B3080 when the restriction was introduced, some have not stopped flouting the rules.
If people know of businesses which are flouting the law for profit, they should alert the authorities.
The popular conception of Prohibition is that speakeasies abounded, gangsters and bootleggers of all sorts flourished, and every American gladly flouted the law.
Sometimes we deliberately flout the charge to be relevant: to signal embarrassment or a desire to change the subject.
It seemed a laughable charge, but the judge was upset, saying Emery was arrogant and flouting the law - which he clearly was - and gave him 92 days in the pokey.
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
The kids themselves flout this rule with contemptuous ease, but if a teacher catches them, they might well be in for it.
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
But the Party continues to flout its own rules and the basic principles of parliamentary democracy.
Sailors flouting the ban face being fined. The Sun
¬ † I sincerely doubt that a little cabal of NASA HQ folks had this all planned - just as you hypothesize - such that they could deliberately "flout" Congress - and do so when Congress was home for the holidays - oh yes, with no one noticing. Conspiracy Mongering From The Planetary Society's Leader - NASA Watch
In the future, how can we make demands like that with a straight face - or will others pay any heed when we ignore the conventions and flout the rules ourselves?
So we'll be having a crack at the gits who flout all the traffic laws that the coppers haven't got time for.
This silly man is being abused, ridiculed and punished for having flouted his own moral principles, and then being idiotic enough to confess it.
Scarborough Council recently appointed its own team of bailiffs to chase non-payers amid growing concern about a hard core of residents who are flouting the law.
The Taoiseach flouted his constitutional duty and lined-up with other Governments against the Irish people order to overthrow last year's democratic referendum result.
Following the Stamp Act upheavals, he tried to keep smugglers and other scofflaws from flouting Parliament's authority.
When asked how best to deal with mining companies that "flout" regulations, Mary Lu Jordan, chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, had a different take. Blankenship, Massey CEO, Insists He Did Nothing Wrong
They choose to flout the safety and environmental standards required by the licensing system and observed by the great majority of the industry.
This hypothesis not only flouts accepted biological principles but is unnecessary.
Once users became accustomed to the standard conventions of Macintosh computing, they would reject applications that flouted those standards.
In a region where belief in witchcraft is widespread and many women are taught from childhood not to challenge tribal leaders or the prerogatives of men, the fear of flouting tradition often outweighs even the fear of AIDS. A Deadly Tradition | PopPolitics.com
Shoppers hit by problems are too often fobbed off by companies that flout laws designed to protect consumers, the advice service warned. Times, Sunday Times
The protesters have openly flouted the law.
She could not confirm whether cameras were snaring drivers flouting the law in the absence of the bollard.
Pharmacies that flout the rules could be shut down. Times, Sunday Times
He hypocritically demands his colleagues maintain journalistic standards while flouting them himself.
Swindon is winning the war against under age boozers who flout the law by buying alcohol.
Since then he has been caught flouting the ban twice. The Sun
value and said that it "flouted" their privacy laws and was an attempt by the United States to put its counterterrorism priorities ahead of Europe's civil liberties, the cables show. NYT > Home Page
Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise.
That’s weird, because the similarity between flaunt and flout is phonetic. 2008 February « Motivated Grammar
The flouting of HOV rules in this area is high already; might these new lanes, for which a patrol officer can't tell simply by observing a vehicle whether the car paid the toll or is riding free as a carpooler, just increase the temptation to be a scofflaw? Highly motivated people will be looking for Capital Beltway HOT lane scofflaws
He was, undoubtedly, the true genius that you hear the name flouted around so much. Remembering Hank Jones, 'The Dean Of Jazz Pianists'
The orchestra decided to flout convention/tradition, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.
Obvious examples of where this principle is being flouted are Vehicle Registration Tax and the duty on wine.
‘Mock not, mock not,’ he reproves, ‘ere you flout old ends any further, examine your consciences.’
Faire Ladies, it hath happened many times, that he who striveth to scorne and floute other men, and especially in occasions deserving to be respected, proveth to mocke himselfe with the selfe same matter, yea, and to his no meane danger beside. The Decameron
This hypothesis not only flouts accepted biological principles but is unnecessary.
Marrying her partner "flouted" the Catholic institution so much that she couldn't do her job anymore. Waymon Hudson: Wedding Announcement Gets Lesbian Fired From Illinois Catholic University
‘Okay, you get off this time but just make sure you know, flattery only gets you so far,’ she flouted.
It is unclear if health and environment officials will fine those who flout the laws on burning wood. Times, Sunday Times
This incidence does raise several issues, not least of which is the continued lack of a proper policy to find permanent places for these people who continue to flout the law and do as they please.
She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions.
From next year, agencies that flout the ban will face unlimited fines and closure. The Sun
But every possible chance he has to help police, to tell the truth, to not flout convention, to ignore his marriage vows, he clearly thinks the rules do not apply to him.
This followed complaints that drivers were flouting the one-way system because they could not see the sign until it was too late.
Traditionalists argue that the so-called nonconformist has become the boring norm, and that the nominee or wedding guest who respects the rules has as many ways of expressing his individuality as the one who flouts them. Men In Black
Flouting of convention can provoke conflict which is just as sharp as that caused by non-observance of laws.
I profess, without flouting or flattering, I have much admired with what facility and fluentness, how pertinently and properly, they have expressed themselves, in language which they were never born nor bred to, but have industriously acquired by conversing with their betters. Good Thoughts in Bad Times and Other Papers.
But the writ of the College was now routinely flouted. THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician
In the past there have been a number of cases in which employers openly flouted the labour regulations and failed to observe even this minimal protocol when sacking workers.
At least 35 manufacturers have flouted a law requiring prompt reporting of such malfunctions.
While fado purists often maintain that you can only do fado with Portuguese guitar, Spanish guitar and bass, there's a long tradition of major stars like Amália Rodrigues and Carlos do Carmo flouting this convention with aplomb.
Rules are flouted and violated with immunity exposing the common man to potential peril.
The contempt of court laws are certainly flouted more readily these days than in his time. Times, Sunday Times
In Cork, the Southern Health Board promised to ‘vigorously pursue any employers that are openly flouting the law.’
There should be a crackdown on rogue companies who continue to flout the ban. The Sun
Young motorists in West York who flout the law on mopeds, motorcycles and cars face losing their licences, police warned today.
Poetic licence aside, catachresis is often just a mistake, as we have seen, e.g. flaunt for flout, ecliptic for eclectic. Catachresis and the amusing, awful and artificial cathedral
The Government needs to bring in more stringent punishments for drivers who flout the law. The Sun
Anybody caught flouting the ban may face a fine of up to 1,000. Times, Sunday Times
To be sure, although the administration's HHS ruling flouts the spirit of the Supreme Court's decision, it probably satisfies the letter because it allows that religious organizations whose purpose is "the inculcation of religious values" aren't subject to the contraceptive-coverage requirement. On Religious Freedom, Years of Battles Ahead
The voting age in India is 18. Girls can legally marry at 18 and boys at 21, although the law is often flouted, especially in rural areas.
They have allowed private builders to flout all laws and build for the rich and the loaded.
Those who have publicly flouted the ban have faced jail. Times, Sunday Times
Too often drivers who flout the law go on to cause serious crashes. The Sun
Those who have publicly flouted the ban have faced jail. Times, Sunday Times
Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
The orchestra decided to flout convention/tradition, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.
The orchestra decided to flout convention/tradition, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.
MPs on the committee lambasted self-regulation as ‘totally inadequate’ in curtailing sharp practices among operators who flouted the rules.
Matt Rothschild's astonishing expose of the FBI's decision to "deputize" 23,000 representatives of private industry reflects a frightening alignment of authoritarian forces, as well as another apparently deliberate flouting of constitutional norms. Charlie Cray: The Pirates of Privatization
Ipse ego quam dixi, &c. Wert thou all scoffs and flouts, a very Anatomy of Melancholy
But one senior insider at another top team told BBC Sport he thought Red Bull had "flouted BBC News - Home
Meanwhile the flouting of the sanctions regime proceeds apace.
All these practices flout psychology's belief that researchers must remain detached from their research in order to preserve their objectivity.
Since then he has been caught flouting the ban twice. The Sun
The contractors in turn flout all labour laws and do not even pay minimum wages.
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
To flout is to show contempt for: He flouts the law. Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage
People who are willing to shout, wave signs, march and sing for whichever cause is being flouted at the time.
Americans who flout the rules are often caught and barred from re-entry, meaning they either get back on their bus or flight and return to foreign soil or are held in the airport or border station lobby.
The female Jacobins, famed Tricoteuses with knitting-needles, take flight; are met at the doors by a Gilt Youthhood and 'mob of four thousand persons;' are hooted, flouted, hustled; fustigated, in a scandalous manner, cotillons retrousses; -- and vanish in mere hysterics. The French Revolution
I get very frustrated seeing cyclists giving us all a bad name by blatantly flouting the rules of the road.
At least 35 manufacturers have flouted a law requiring prompt reporting of such malfunctions.
Earlier this week it emerged that drivers continued to flout laws banning the use of a mobile telephone while driving. Times, Sunday Times
Earlier this week it emerged that drivers continued to flout laws banning the use of a mobile telephone while driving. Times, Sunday Times
These moronic motorists will still flout the laws because their time is obviously more precious than anyone else's.
From next year, agencies that flout the ban will face unlimited fines and closure. The Sun
Businessman John Foy and his wife Sally have been told the Pounds 250,000 house must go because it flouts planning regulations.
N, I sense that certain clauses of the Blogging Constitution are being flouted of late. A Fire Raging in Islington
Flouting the traditional fashion warning against wearing denim on both top and bottom, the designer likes to pair bright jeans with classic collared shirts in chambray, a lightweight, often pale-blue fabric that is similar to denim. A Light Touch With Summer Denim
No young politician can afford to flout convention in this way.
Sometimes we deliberately flout the charge to be relevant: to signal embarrassment or a desire to change the subject.
In the evidence before us the appellants have emphasised that throughout they had no intention to flout the authority of the court.
She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions.
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
Tullow Oil was accused yesterday of flouting accepted boardroom best practice after promoting its chief executive and founder to the role of non-executive chairman. Times, Sunday Times
Moreover despite official regulations stipulating that intendants should not spend more than three years in one generality, or be sent to their own regions, these rules were regularly flouted.
If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions.
The bridegroom might pass, in his manly prime and his scarlet coat, although a dowf gallant; but who would have thought that Nelly Carnegie in the white brocade which was her grandmother's the day that made her sib to Rothes -- Nelly Carnegie who flouted at love and lovers, and sported a free, light, brave heart, would have made so dowie a bride? Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes
Perhaps another was that -- was not knowing the difference between "flaunt" and "flout. CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2003
Similar regulations on the Continent are either being ignored or blatantly flouted, with no punishment being administered by the member state.
Anybody caught flouting the ban may face a fine of up to 1,000. Times, Sunday Times
Short stay charges and places in premium car parks have risen and drivers caught flouting the rules face a hefty ￡30 fine.
Incensed by the government's flouting of basic legal principles, the parlement of Paris, seconded by the provincial courts, condemned royal policy in a flood of remonstrances.
Lopez said former Latin American strongmen including Chile's Augusto Pinochet, Argentina's Jorge Videla and Peru's Alberto Fujimori all sought to flout decisions by the rights court. StarTribune.com rss feed
The problem lies with law enforcement (dowries are still widespread) and the ingrained attitudes of those who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
He denied that the England team would have tried to flout the ban. Times, Sunday Times
While shooting was hated by the mass of the rural population, and the Game Laws universally flouted, they took a benign and active interest in the hunt.
Communalism implies an unspiritual and irreligious alliance between the religious and political establishments that flouts every spiritual value that we cherish.
If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability. The Sun
But to McGowan the oilcloth was a major setback, and he felt like a hypocrite for running around with his little notebook jotting down what materials the village chief used while an American officer flouted the rules. The Village
Another fatuous, badly drafted piece of Labour tyranny flouted with impunity; sorry, not "flouted" because it's all entirely legal! Archive 2005-10-01
They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
The upshot is that the data security laws are widely flouted and despised. Times, Sunday Times
Mr and Mrs Hoban said: ‘This is a big wrench but we cannot support a party that flouts the UN.’
But you have flouted common sense in matters of good accounting and book-keeping.
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed gothic novels, while depicting evil aristocrats flouting law and convention, also betrayed a nostalgia for the feudal order and aristocratic values.
Meanwhile the flouting of the sanctions regime proceeds apace.
In doing so, it will help convince the rest of the international community to strengthen nonproliferation controls and tighten the screws on states that flout that their nonproliferation commitments.
I can go on and on about our numerous sins, the way we flout laws or conventions or acceptable behaviour without even thinking about it.
Not some rude, ignorant, person who appears to have no respect for either his office or the people of Tasmania, and flouts our laws as if he is someone who is immune to them.
The whole topos of winebibbing and the flouting of sober outward convention, so dear to Persian Sufi poetry, can seem in earlier translators' work to be little more than a kind of rowdy undergraduate hijinks, and in more recent versions it can take on the ethos of Haight-Ashbury in the late sixties. Languagehat.com: THE POETRY OF THE INEFFABLE.
Uncle Rob, our dandy, had changed his coat and put on a new neckcloth, an act which, as all who know a Scots farm town will understand, cost him a multitude of flouts, jeers and upcasting from his peers. The Dew of Their Youth

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