write into
phrasal verb
wrote into; written into; writing into; writes into
: to add (something new) to a contract, law, etc.
A bonus was written into the contract.
Examples of write into in a Sentence
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Because of an exception written into the 2006 law, the bus that crashed May 14 in Marion County didn’t have seat belts.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
But ever since then, the San Diego Ethics Commission has been constrained by some of the very rules and practices that were written into its governing documents back in 2001.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Yet, the bill that lawmakers in Annapolis were considering was so extreme and insidious that the request for medication outlined on pages 7 and 8 is effectively a suicide note written into the law.
—Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
Sometimes hate has been written into law like the Indian Removal Actor Jim Crow laws that persecuted Native and Black Americans.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
This addition was written into the petition before it was signed by the judge.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2024
Instead of being endowed with a natural instinct for self-preservation, though, a telescope’s routines for entering safe mode are written into their code by the engineers who design them.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
For safety reasons, the inclusion of ashtrays on planes is written into law by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Thompson said the concept of a love song — and by extension, a breakup song — may be written into our genes.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
But ever since then, the San Diego Ethics Commission has been constrained by some of the very rules and practices that were written into its governing documents back in 2001.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Yet, the bill that lawmakers in Annapolis were considering was so extreme and insidious that the request for medication outlined on pages 7 and 8 is effectively a suicide note written into the law.
—Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024
Sometimes hate has been written into law like the Indian Removal Actor Jim Crow laws that persecuted Native and Black Americans.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
This addition was written into the petition before it was signed by the judge.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2024
Instead of being endowed with a natural instinct for self-preservation, though, a telescope’s routines for entering safe mode are written into their code by the engineers who design them.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
For safety reasons, the inclusion of ashtrays on planes is written into law by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Thompson said the concept of a love song — and by extension, a breakup song — may be written into our genes.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Write into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20into. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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