ordinances
- plural of ordinance.
Example Sentences
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Rules required minimum lot sizes of 5,750 square feet for single-family homes, and strict single-family zoning ordinances were criticized for creating sprawl.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Collect enough of those points, and players are granted access to devastating ordinances.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
But officials in both cities said they have not enforced their ordinances since the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban in 2023, though neither has been formally repealed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
I went home, ran for city council and after reading Mr. Sasses’s 2018 book, “Them: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal,” began revisiting local ordinances to reduce loneliness and strengthen civic life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
It was a place for marriages and sacred ordinances, not an everyday churchgoing experience.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
