imposed upon
Example Sentences
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This is not a law imposed upon the U.S. by someone else.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026
“Even with the clear financial set-backs imposed upon Americans by COVID-19,” a bank spokesperson said, “we’re seeing money conversations increasing among couples and the stigma around discussing finances diminishing.”
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025
For the most part, the comedy, which does come out of the characters, works better than the tragedy, which feels imposed upon them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
She added court ordered collections exacerbate the issue, with 97% of their clients who had this imposed upon them relapsing.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
They went in a dream, unguided by owl’s hoot or bat’s squeak, but only kept together by the necessary pace which the sleeping forest imposed upon them.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
