Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Enshrined in the Constitution by the 13th Amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude are banned – except as punishment for a crime.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Enshrined in law under former Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019, the policy committed the UK to a legally binding target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2022

Enshrined in movies like “Going My Way,” that model has been honored in real life by many priests.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2017

Enshrined in these pages is the fierce magic of a shuttle’s launching — the nearly painful brightness, the earthshaking rumble, the slow and then faster escape from gravity.

From New York Times • May 20, 2015

“And what are the five categories of protections enshrined in the laws? Five categories of protections? Enshrined in Islamic laws? Islamic laws?”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali