dictate

Example Sentences

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We’re living in a world where your purchase history, browsing speed and even your ZIP code increasingly dictate the cost of your life.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"I appreciate that the organisations that can dictate what future we are building are making decisions that help women to get more opportunities," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

She said their decision-making is “just as reckless as letting a group of amateur pilots dictate how our airplanes should fly.”

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Lawyers already are barred under the State Bar’s rules from allowing a third party to dictate case strategy and are barred in many cases from sharing legal fees with a nonlawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“It is not for us to dictate his stay,” Yishan said.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin