decreed
Example Sentences
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Tina Peters deserved to go to jail but not for nine years, a panel of judges decreed, ordering her resentencing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The reality, however, is that international football's governing bodies have decreed the game must go ahead, whether anyone likes it or not.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
"Any person or entity that challenges the public order decreed by the transitional authorities will be severely reprimanded, in compliance with the law," the statement said.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Almost every year since 2019, he has decreed an early start to the holiday season, seemingly moving it up as the country’s situation worsened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
In order to put the maximum number of men to work, Hitler had decreed that virtually all the labor was to be done by hand, even that which machines could do more efficiently.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
