dictum

Example Sentences

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Not a Fan: I promise to follow my dictum … if you’ll follow yours.

From Washington Post

A new school system will be developed from a “bottom-up” movement, not “top-down” dictums.

From Seattle Times

Peace through strength is a pretty wise dictum in that part of the world.

From Salon

He asks his young wife, played by an ethereal Lilith Stangenberg, to die with him to lend theatrical weight to his death and his dictums.

From Reuters

“We haven’t followed women long enough to know,” says Thurston, who believes that menopause care begins and ends with one crucial dictum: “We need more research.”

From New York Times