- present tense form of adhere (3rd person singular).
adheres
Example Sentences
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The Houthis, predominantly Shia Muslims, and al-Shabaab, which adheres to Sunni Islam, are among the hundreds of millions divided by a seventh-century schism over who was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Our nation currently adheres to the 'three non-nuclear principles,'" she said in response to a direct question from Tanaka, without discussing what she might do next.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Sable maintains it has fully repaired the pipelines and that the company adheres to stringent safety precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"However, Channel 4 ensures any version it transmits of acquired programmes adheres to the Ofcom Broadcasting Code."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
