enforce
verb (used with object)
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to.
have enforced
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present perfectof enforce.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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The Prince of Wales has suggested NHS staff should have enforced career breaks to aid their mental health.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
He pleaded no contest and under terms of probation was ordered to stay away from Metro trains, but how would anyone have enforced such an order?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
"The discipline activists have enforced has held," Ceres' Logan said adding "No one has really done anything crazy."
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
The growth of the homegrown arms industry comes as some countries have enforced arms embargoes or sanctions against individuals and companies involved in trading or manufacturing arms.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
Over the years, some English teachers have enforced the notion that conjunctions like and and but should be used only to join elements within a sentence, not to join one sentence with another.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
