enjoined

Example Sentences

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Confronted with the rules of fair play, the reader was enjoined to solve the case alongside the detective, which required seeing through the author’s sleights of hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When they stop individuals with no reasonable suspicion, they act in violation of federal law, and a court in California has enjoined this practice.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

"I enjoined the defendants from taking any action to implement the so-called 'Fork Directive' pending the completion of briefing and oral argument on the issues," said O'Toole in a hearing on Thursday.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

As a young girl growing up in colonial Algeria, Marnia Lazreg was enjoined by her grandmother to wear a veil, to “protect” herself.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Directly after the conference I sent Prime Minister Verwoerd a letter in which I formally enjoined him to call a national constitu-tional convention.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela