heeding

Example Sentences

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The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

One of the crew members said ships were heeding the warning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Youngsters appear to be heeding this message - several children and teenagers participated in the Monday's parades, decked out in creative costumes.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Atty. for the District of Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen and others should be held in contempt for not heeding orders to return the personal property of 28 of immigrants who had been freed from detention.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Apparently, they’re strictly heeding Disraeli’s advice which was to “Never apologize, never explain!”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady