rule
Example Sentences
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No Kings is supposed to be a broad coalition of Americans — left, right and independent — united by a belief in real democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Dealers loved the Chrysler 300, which had a good amount of Mercedes hardware under the skin, but the brand struggled to adapt to a world where SUVs began to rule American roads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As a matter of simple arithmetic, that is far too small a sample to rule out my hypothesis if we take Pangram’s other claims at face value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
After 16 years of virtually unchallenged rule, Orban has been forced to take to the road again.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
As a rule, any loan that had been turned into an acronym or abbreviation could more clearly be called a “subprime loan,” but the bond market didn’t want to be clear.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.