decreed
Example Sentences
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A decade ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman – or MBS as he is widely known – decreed a revisioning of his country that leapt from the realm of science fiction.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez, a staunch defender of Maduro who took over after his ouster, decreed seven days of mourning for those killed in the January 3 attack.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
This innovation goes back a ways, to Enzo Ferrari himself, who decreed that the power in his cars should always rise, linearly and proportionally, with throttle demand, from low revs to redline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The sailors were taken into custody, but the clock was ticking: Officials in Canberra had decreed that barring the discovery of evidence that would allow extradition, they could hold the men for only 24 hours.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
By then, the moon was well up and the crowd was tired, so the king decreed that the last three matches would be fought the next morning, before the melee.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
