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Enjoin is an English word with synonyms like forbid or say. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Enjoin in a sentence

Related words

Enjoin | Enjoined | Enjoins | Enjoining

Enjoin meaning

  1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
  2. To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
  3. To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Synonyms of Enjoin

forbid say tell order disallow veto proscribe interdict prohibit request

Related words

Other words often associated with Enjoin or its synonyms:

command compel permit require allow state verbalize utter express verbalise chance ballot

Using Enjoin

  • The main meaning on this page is: To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. | To prescribe under authority; to ordain. | To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
  • Useful related words include: forbid, say, tell, order.
  • In the example corpus, enjoin often appears in combinations such as: to enjoin, enjoin the, enjoin all.

Context around Enjoin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

agbor 1× court 1×

Often after:

everyone 2× christians 1× good 1× muslims 1× nigerians 1× politicians 1× atrium 1×

Sentence patterns with Enjoin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

agbor enjoin au member 1× and to enjoin the trump 1× announcement i enjoin him to 1× clerics to enjoin good conduct 1× court can enjoin the harms 1× did not enjoin muslims especially 1× does not enjoin a specific 1× federal court enjoin the entire 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

we therefore enjoin 2× a bigger challenge 1× agbor enjoin au 1× deputy speaker kalu 1× he emphasised the 1× i also enjoin 1×

Common sentence endings:

act or practice 1× and united nation 1× defence of democracy 1× good qualitative president 1× google actually causes 1× in the country 1×

Words around Enjoin

Just before it in the word index:

enjin 5 enji 3 enjema 2 enjambment 4 enix 118 enitan 18

Just after it in the word index:

enjoined 144 enjoining 11 enjoins 13 enjoy 8.247 enjoyable 756 enjoyably 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aar 34 abdulla 34 abimbola 34 abp 34 accommodative 34 accoutrements 34

Corpus analysis for Enjoin

  • In this selection, "enjoin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, agbor, court, everyone, christians and good stand out and add context to how "enjoin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include agbor enjoin au member and and to enjoin the trump. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "enjoin" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with enjoin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I also enjoin Nigerians to pray for him. (8 words)

It does not enjoin a specific act or practice. (9 words)

We enjoin you to go out and vote,” he said. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

President Trump sued to enjoin the enforcement of a grand jury subpoena issued by New York District Attorney (NY DA) Cyrus Vance to Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars, asserting an expansive claim of absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind. (41 words)

The lawsuit seeks for the anarchist jurisdiction labels to be ruled illegal and to enjoin the Trump administration from taking further steps to carry out the directives Trump laid out in the memorandum. (33 words)

If approved, the settlement would enjoin Atrium Health from seeking to enforce the anti-steering provision against health insurers and also prohibit including such provision in its contract with insurers in the future. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Deputy Speaker Kalu said: “I enjoin Christians and other Nigerians to pray for the country amidst challenges and show love and kindness to one another, especially the less privileged.

He emphasised the need for the clerics to enjoin good conduct among their followers in order to ensure sustainable development in the country.

We enjoin you to go out and vote,” he said.

A bigger challenge yet will be remedy—how a court can enjoin the harms that Google actually causes.

Agbor enjoin AU Member States to make the most of these opportunities as this partnership means young people can access educational opportunities at no cost for the rest of this academic year.

Islam, according to Ibn Hazm, did not enjoin Muslims, especially the scholarly elite to restrict themselves to a single school of law and theology.

The lawsuit seeks for the anarchist jurisdiction labels to be ruled illegal and to enjoin the Trump administration from taking further steps to carry out the directives Trump laid out in the memorandum.

I also enjoin Nigerians to pray for him.

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I enjoin everyone to try it and cherish the best taste of food”.

President Trump sued to enjoin the enforcement of a grand jury subpoena issued by New York District Attorney (NY DA) Cyrus Vance to Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars, asserting an expansive claim of absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind.

Trump’s suggestion that the federal court enjoin the entire Mazars subpoena is grossly overbroad insofar as the tax returns could implicate other potential conspirators.

We, therefore, enjoin all Nigerians to see themselves as one united people and work for justice in order to ensure a peaceful and united nation.

We therefore enjoin politicians and supporters of the governor in the state and beyond to continue to pray and support the government policies and programmes in the state without strings attached.

We, therefore, once again enjoin all to fully cooperate with troops and security agencies in carrying out this exercise”.

Without joining issues with him,rather than public service announcement, I enjoin him to pay the workers.

I enjoin you to support the North to bring and give you a very capable President, not a never-do-well President but a good, qualitative President.

If approved, the settlement would enjoin Atrium Health from seeking to enforce the anti-steering provision against health insurers and also prohibit including such provision in its contract with insurers in the future.

I once again enjoin everyone to help and support your Armed Forces through Western Mindanao Command in this fight to eliminate terror here in the region,” he said.

It does not enjoin a specific act or practice.

We enjoin all our members to remain steadfast and resolute in defending their rights and taking the appropriate action in defence of democracy.

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Common combinations with enjoin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "enjoin" in a sentence?
An example: "Deputy Speaker Kalu said: “I enjoin Christians and other Nigerians to pray for the country amidst challenges and show love and kindness to one another, especially the less privileged." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "enjoin" from authentic English texts.
What does "enjoin" mean?
Enjoin means: To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
What are synonyms of "enjoin"?
Common synonyms of "enjoin" include: forbid, say, tell, order, disallow, veto, proscribe, interdict. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "enjoin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "enjoin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.