dictate

Example Sentences

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If the well-being of American posterity dictates our policy decisions, fixing this problem should be our first step.

From The Wall Street Journal

MILAN—At the Winter Olympics, there is only one event that dictates the specific musical genre for athletes.

From The Wall Street Journal

When called to testify before an oversight board, a police official can deflect accusations of targeting specific racial groups or poorer neighborhoods, claiming that they are merely following the objective dictates of a machine.

From Salon

But form is dictated by a number of factors.

From BBC

In his hand is the boy’s file, inside of which is the letter I dictated to Etta.

From Literature