make demands on
Example Sentences
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"People make demands on the government the whole time," says Blair.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
That leaves Mr. Scholz facing the delicate act of balancing the export-oriented needs of his domestic economy with pressure from allies to leverage his country’s position to make demands on the Chinese.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
But STL isn’t a set of demands made by artists — it’s a group of theaters, in one community, coming together to make demands on themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2020
He needs to make demands on the public to take this seriously.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020
She had not mentioned her plan to Miss Charlotte— not because she was afraid of being stopped, but because she wanted to give of her very own, and not make demands on Cousin Charlotte.
From The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch
