guidelines

Example Sentences

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He never wanted to confine himself to the romantic guidelines that so often affected his straight friends.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

When the BBC reported one of the ads to Instagram, the social media platform responded 24 hours later saying the post did not violate its "community guidelines".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Seemantini Godbole, chief digital and information officer of Lowe’s, said the company is putting guidelines and mechanisms in place to avoid “token wastage,” including using smaller and open-source models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

"What drove us was knowing, categorically, that the current sentencing guidelines are wrong."

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

If there were etiquette guidelines for hosting goddesses in one’s dreams, he had never found that book at the Great Library.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor