impose on
Example Sentences
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“Our binding agreement with Netflix will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty, without the significant risks and costs Paramount’s offer would impose on our shareholders.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
The five-member Los Angeles City Ethics Commission is scheduled to make a determination on Wednesday, deciding both the number of violations Lee committed and any financial penalties to impose on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went as far as to say that he did not expect the 100% levy Trump had threatened to impose on Chinese goods to take effect.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
Opened in 1914, the canal reminds us that the linkages we impose on the landscape are not neutral or necessarily equitable but entail value judgments as well as winners and losers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
“Yes, if I may impose on your hospitality a little longer. I’ll be off first thing in the morning, I promise.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
