enforce
verb (used with object)
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to.
has enforced
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present perfectof enforce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And the lack of churn has also been credited to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who by most accounts has enforced significant restraint from a famously chaotic leader.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
Since Saturday, Myanmar's military government has enforced rules to ration fuel, requiring half of all private vehicles to stay off the roads each day, depending on their licence plate numbers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
Washington has enforced an economic embargo against Cuba since 1962.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The UK has enforced similar sanctions on two government ministers who were sacked by Mr Museveni after they too were accused of corruption.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
Reading him again, however, last night, after the long interval of fever and unrest which the war has enforced, I found his pessimism troublesome.
From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Maurice Henry Hewlett
