Example Sentences

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Sir Laurie can advise on whether ministers have adhered to the code, but the prime minister decides what if any action to take.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Roberts also said that, ever since MLB issued stricter rules banning the use of electronic sign stealing in 2018, the Dodgers have adhered to the new standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Despite the relatively low number of infections, authorities have adhered to a “zero-COVID” policy requiring lockdowns, quarantines and the confining of people suspected of being in close contact with any confirmed case.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Since then holders mostly have adhered to Schuyler’s prescription that “competing yachts or vessels, if of one mast, shall be not less than 44 feet nor more than 90 feet on the load water-line.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2021

His hat has been lost in the darkness of the cellar, and his head is plentifully decorated with rags and feathers, which have adhered tenaciously to his disarranged locks.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.