decreed

Example Sentences

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The reality, however, is that international football's governing bodies have decreed the game must go ahead, whether anyone likes it or not.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"Any person or entity that challenges the public order decreed by the transitional authorities will be severely reprimanded, in compliance with the law," the statement said.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Apparently fate has decreed that I will go around looking to cameras, but not to humans, like I’ve just been stunned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The judge likewise decreed that these writers “are not entitled to the market for licensing their works as AI training data.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

Ser Imry had decreed that they would enter the river on oars alone, so as not to expose their sails to the scorpions and spitfires on the walls of King's Landing.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin