adhere to

phrasal verb

adhered to; adhering to; adheres to
: to act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief, or promise)
They will adhere to the terms of the contract.
Certain standards must be adhered to by all members.
She adheres to a strict vegetarian diet.

Examples of adhere to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Namely, Bey adhered to the idea that politics follows downstream from culture, a stance conveyed not through combativeness but elegance. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 Sister Aloysius anxiously adheres to the rules forbidding one-on-one meetings between priests and nuns. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Washington will have to rely on companies to adhere to the spirit of policies, rather than just the letter. Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024 On the one hand, if guests adhere to the often-unspoken rules, the server has an opportunity to taste or enjoy a glass of an extraordinary wine. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024 Camp guards — either those deemed too old for combat or young men recuperating from long service or injury — mostly adhered to Geneva Convention rules. Jack Bantock, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 The package adheres to the funding levels negotiated last year by Mr. Biden and the House speaker at the time, Kevin McCarthy, keeping spending on domestic programs essentially flat — even as funding for veterans’ programs continues to grow — while allowing military spending to increase slightly. Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 And, no, that bow wasn't adhered to the back of a wedding dress for Callie. Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 However, Local Pass holders must adhere to a list of blackout dates around peak holidays such as Christmas and New Year's. Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Adhere to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adhere%20to. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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