dictate

Example Sentences

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“We continue to find that life circumstances — marriage, children, a death in the family, college, jobs and other events — dictate the need for most moves,” John Taylor, U-Haul International president, said in a press statement.

From Los Angeles Times

“Two crazy calls in a row that you feel like can dictate the momentum of the game, it doesn’t mean a win or a loss, it just dictates the momentum,” Curry said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Is the media going to dictate what I'm going to do?" he told journalists.

From BBC

Our financial decisions can dictate the course of our lives, and yours did not take you down any stray paths.

From MarketWatch

The difficulty for forecasters will be pinpointing the fine temperature boundaries that dictate where snow, sleet or rain falls.

From BBC