decreed

Example Sentences

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Having single-handedly “removed the shadow of history from our relationship,” he decreed that it was time to “leave behind the ideological battles of the past” and walk forward together into a “new era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

The act decreed, among other things, that authorities could take people into custody only for 72-hour psychiatric holds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

“I decreed the Nightingale be brought alive,” the tsar spat.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack