How to Use abide in a Sentence

abide

verb
  • But the Dude was fun, the Dude had a sharp tongue, the Dude abided.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • What is the moral duty of the CFOs here to abide by that rule?
    WSJ, 18 June 2017
  • The very first of the five stages of grief is denial; we are not meant to abide there.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The event will abide by the state’s masking guidelines.
    oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The Warriors have no choice but to abide by the same message.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The judge makes a ruling and both sides are supposed to abide by it.
    Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2021
  • In the story, the parents abide by the terms of the experiment.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
  • But this is not a tour that comes even close to abiding on sound alone.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Servers in each section will abide by the same policies.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Clubs that don’t abide by the new rules could still be hit by the 10 p.m. early closing time.
    Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The team refused to abide by the new rules and were expelled from the National League at the end of the season.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But the deputies have the authority to cite people who do not abide by the rules.
    Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020
  • This stat alone is proof of the no-win norm that we, as a society, have been groomed to abide by.
    Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2021
  • The other five children, though, must abide by the strict schedule.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2018
  • The 49-year-old coach does not abide Week 1 jitters or growing pains.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Jones said players who do not abide by those rules would be benched.
    Drew Davison, star-telegram, 25 Oct. 2017
  • You are forced to make that decision to break the law by going to work, or to abide by it and stay home.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The solution that makes the most sense—to let Kayla go—is one that her dad will not abide.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Twist has pushed its competitors to abide by the same standards.
    David Willman and Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Parents and staffers must abide by their choice for at least the first full semester of school.
    Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 30 June 2020
  • When the left villainizes law-abiding gun owners, that sucks.
    Glamour, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Dominguez expected to have to abide by strict rules and harsh penalties as an Olympian.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Just training a cat to wear a harness can take weeks — and some cats simply won’t abide it.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But just because laws are passed doesn’t mean people will abide by them.
    Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The best-case scenario of how even in the worst circumstance, hope and optimism and grace could abide.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
  • Dempsey is willing to abide but doesn’t want to see everything change at once.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Others piled on, some suggesting the paper should close rather than abide by the new law.
    Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Students who worked part time for the university had to abide by dress codes.
    Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Warner Bros. to ask whether the studio will abide by the request.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
  • Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Each of the team members has an abiding love for music.
    James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023

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