enshrine
verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as in a shrine.
enshrines
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present tense formof enshrine (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The International Court of Justice has been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether a treaty drawn up in 1948 by the International Labour Organisation implicitly enshrines the right to strike.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
In fact, Article IV of the treaty enshrines enrichment as an “inalienable right.”
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
It also enshrines separation of powers and judicial independence, and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
The settlement agreement enshrines many of those provisions, but it gives the company three more years to close its wells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
"The Flower's Name" is a description of a garden by a lover whose conception of its beauty is heightened and made vital by the memories it enshrines.
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Myra Reynolds
