house rule
Example Sentences
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The “wonderful vegan landlord,” the broker wrote, had only one house rule: “no meat/fish in the building.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
The house rule — Let’s Not Discuss Politics Here — remained posted behind the bar, and new regulations were enforced.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021
He suggests establishing a house rule to voice any grievances within 24 or 48 hours of the incident, or let it go.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2019
He told me to explain it as being a house rule, except we don’t have one like that.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2019
We sat kicking our heels impatiently; the strawberries were waiting to be rinsed, but we stuck to the house rule: “No running water when strangers are downstairs—they might hear the drains.”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
