How do you use Rule in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like concept or control, plus the exact meaning.

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Rule in a sentence

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Rule meaning

  1. A regulation, law, guideline.
  2. A regulating principle.
  3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

Example sentences (20)

And because I declare Akwa Ibom a godly land no evil man shall rule this land, no wicked man shall rule Akwa Ibom.

Mr. Ngulube has alleged that Mr Sangwa has violated rule 37 sub-rule three of the legal practioner rules of 2002.

Luckily, The New York Times ran a front-page on the rule earlier this month when a new of the rule surfaced.

So she is pointing out mob rule and the players are banding together to call for her removal, kind of like mob rule, right?

Breaking rule number one appears to have convinced the prime minister he can also ignore rule number two.

Great Britain responded with military rule and other sanctions on Massachusetts, stoking American opposition to colonial rule.

Scarborough jumped in to say the “rule of law” is at stake in this election and that “rule of law” is what “makes” our economy.

Nigeria must uphold the rule of law as distinct of rule of some senior lawyers in collaboration with some desperate politicians.

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The Court did not rule on whether the Trump rule is legal — just that the administration has the right to impose it temporarily.

The Christian life and political power occupy different domains: the rule of God and the rule of man.

Magyar describes autocratic breakthrough as the transition from the rule of law to the law of rule.

Democratic rule, that says, rule of the people by the people, is being emasculated and is in need of sustenance and revitalisation.

The MSM believes in their divine right to rule our minds as firmly as Louis XVI believed in his divine right to rule France in 1789.

Ram fought against that rule and succeeded in the rule being relaxed for such a brilliant person.

She knows her place is in the North and she can rule the people of the North and rule Winterfell.

Our side said you are not agreeing to (Rule) 267, and we don’t agree with (Rule) 176. We wanted to reach a middle ground,” Kharge said.

MLB's rule changes have been a great success in recent years but is a "golden at-bat" rule one step too far in the name of entertainment?

When there are this many legitimate exceptions to a rule, it's the rule that's the problem.

Do you know how to apply the three-second rule, and especially important here in Maine, when that should become a 4-, 5- or a 6-second rule?

Jeff Culbertson, representing the First District, said if they do not have the power to enforce the rule, the board should not make the rule.

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Common combinations with rule

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the rule 71×
  • rule of 48×
  • rule and 25×
  • rule is 17×
  • rule in 15×
  • rule for 13×
  • to rule 13×
  • rule rule 12×
  • rule that 11×
  • rule or 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rule" in a sentence?
An example: "And because I declare Akwa Ibom a godly land no evil man shall rule this land, no wicked man shall rule Akwa Ibom." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "rule" from real English texts.
What does "rule" mean?
Rule means: A regulation, law, guideline.
What are synonyms of "rule"?
Common synonyms of "rule" include: concept, control, principle, instruction, direction, formula, construct, conception. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "rule" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "rule", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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