prescribe

Example Sentences

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Preston Council said the event did not "prescribe the type of egg to be rolled and visitors have the choice as to what they roll down the hill".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Last year, the company initiated the pilot to prescribe refills in Utah through a “regulatory sandbox” program that temporarily exempts Doctronic from certain state laws so its system can be tested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

When we prescribe these drugs to patients whose endogenous GLP-1 system is functioning normally, we are not filling a deficit.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Doctors generally prescribe the drug only when other options have failed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

These conventions are “prescriptive rules”—rules that prescribe how one ought to speak and write in these forums.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker