make the rules
Example Sentences
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And while you can’t control your guests’ habits, hosts can make the rules.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
He told the BBC's Scotcast that the home secretary's reforms would make the rules "fit for purpose for the 21st Century".
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don’t make the rules.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023
One of the fiercest debates in Silicon Valley right now is about who should control A.I., and who should make the rules that powerful artificial intelligence systems must follow.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2023
They’re the squares, Emile, they’re the ones who screw it up for us, who blow the whistle, who make the rules.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
