mandatory

Example Sentences

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The sentence fell on the low end of controversial mandatory federal sentencing guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times

Born a few years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, she was raised in an era when hijabs were mandatory and people had to adhere, she said, to the “anti-American and antisemitic policies of the state.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was the mandatory element that became the magnet for the stickiest criticisms.

From BBC

Digital checks on a person's right to work will be mandatory but workers will not have to offer a digital ID and will be able to use other documents such as a passport.

From BBC

Excitement has been mounting for their comeback ever since rapper and songwriter Suga completed his 18-month mandatory military service last June.

From BBC