Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

enshrine

[en-shrahyn] / ɛnˈʃraɪn /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

She said if Stormont is serious about Bengoa's report and improving the health care system they "must enshrine this absolute right in law" for patients to designate an essential family carer.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

You may not get everything you want, but we should all agree that the civil rights and liberties the founding fathers sought to enshrine in our Constitution must be defended.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

I would enshrine gender equality in the Constitution, explicitly clarifying that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of our founding document.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Giving Americans access to high-quality, low-cost cars would enshrine him as a champion for struggling American households.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Unions at the ILO say this by extension enshrines the right to industrial action, but employers disagree.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

It enshrines the commitment to uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life, and details "the overarching duty on Ministers to comply with the law and to protect the integrity of public life".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

The Home Rule Act enshrines these rights into federal statute.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

The settlement agreement enshrines many of those provisions, but it gives the company three more years to close its wells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

He found the centre of that Word in the living Person it enshrines, and his one ground of confidence was His atoning work.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson

Ditka was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Now he is championing a "people-led" movement that promotes the protection of human rights and rule of law as enshrined in the constitution.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

We all grasp what it means to be an American and how that is enshrined in the Constitution.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

He forfeited the deposit gladly and enshrined, as well he might, the originals in the Library.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Yousef, whose community strongly promotes gender equality, said she also wants to work on "defending women's rights and enshrining them in the country's constitution".

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned that AI risked enshrining “an anti-human vision,” replacing jobs with dehumanizing work and consuming vast amounts of water and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

City Council voted to designate the “Brady Bunch” house as a historic-cultural monument on Wednesday, enshrining the Studio City Midcentury as a piece of the city’s history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

A bill aimed at enshrining in law the government's Chagos deal will not be debated in the Lords as previously planned.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

Miss Cynthia's voice recalled her from the vision of coming womanhood, that she was to live over again on her wedding night, with its holy blessedness enshrining her within her bridal veil.

From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Amanda Minnie Douglas


Vocabulary lists containing enshrine

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com