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
The FDA does not make the rules - it carries out policies passed by Congress and works to limit unhealthy foods by enforcing limits and labelling on certain nutrients, like sodium and saturated fat.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 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
Who got to make the rules up, and how did you add to them or take away from them?
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
