countermand

Example Sentences

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Having to repeatedly countermand your own incoherent policies is a sign of weakness.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

If the state “were able to countermand the F.D.A.’s determinations and substitute its own requirements, it would undermine the F.D.A.’s ability to make drugs available to promote and protect the public health,” the judge wrote.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge James Nutt rejected Drock’s lawsuit last month, saying allowing judges to countermand doctor’s decisions could set a dangerous precedent.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

But what is also expected is that the Justice Department — specifically, the solicitor general subject to the countermand of the attorney general — will come to a conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Mother had ordered me not to tell anyone about the curse, but Mandy could countermand the order so I’d be able to tell Char.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine