Example Sentences

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A TikTok spokesperson said the app’s “Community Guidelines explicitly prohibit the promotion of violent or criminal behavior, and we’re removing this content from our platform.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The mayor does not set this policy, but Mamdani has appointed six of the nine members on the city's Rent Guidelines Board, which decides the issue.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Posting the link on Facebook now triggers an error message saying: “Posts that look like spam according to our Community Guidelines are blocked on Facebook and can’t be edited.”

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

“Our results are thus a small piece of the evidence used in informing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” said Bradley Johnston, one of the study’s co-authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Several times, by now, we had been quizzed by the training staff on the contents of the Inmate Guidelines booklet.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover