make the rules
Example Sentences
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And while you can’t control your guests’ habits, hosts can make the rules.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don’t make the rules.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023
He said: "It is important that those who make the rules abide by them and I resigned in order to take accountability."
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023
Hogg Hummock landowner Richard Banks equated that to the county letting lawbreakers make the rules.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
They’re the squares, Emile, they’re the ones who screw it up for us, who blow the whistle, who make the rules.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
