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
"We wanted to make the rules easier to understand," he told the inquiry.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024
Tech-augmented life, in other words, can be understood as a massive role-playing game, in which physical and virtual realms merge, and Musk et al. make the rules.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don’t make the rules.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“True. But I don’t make the rules, Ma. Can’t open the door until you give me the password.”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
