How to Use mandatory in a Sentence

mandatory

adjective

• Now get rid of the stupid law that makes voting mandatory.
  — Tom Switzer, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
• But the practice remained mandatory in the midst of wartime passions.
  — Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
• Last year, the books in question were not mandatory in every class.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
• Gage said that in Atilano’s case, those shifts were mandatory.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• He was ejected from the loss to Mater Dei last week and served the mandatory one-game punishment Wednesday.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• And that portion of spending, mandatory and interest, is driving the debt in the long run.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
• Such numbers, of course, make a follow-up all but mandatory.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2024
• Experts said that’s not the way mandatory reporting is supposed to work.
  — Tony Cook, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2023
• The involvement of such village stalwarts is mandatory and, it is felt, adds to the spirit of rivalry.
  — Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
• In addition, the show will include a 50th anniversary salute to hip-hop, something that has been all but mandatory on awards shows this year.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
• Military service is mandatory in South Korea, with all able-bodied men expected to serve in the army for 18 months by the age of 28.
  — Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
• The charges carried mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years with a maximum of life in prison.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
• Israel is one of just a few countries in the world with mandatory military duty for men and women (by law, if not by practice).
  — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 30 July 2023
• If all of those qualifications are met, A-State will cover the rest of what those students owe for tuition and mandatory fees.
  — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
• The 988 number should be a mandatory app on every smartphone used in America.
  — Mark Goldstein, STAT, 22 Sep. 2023
• Although mandatory court is the celebrity hot spot, Wallen gets to cancel those appearances too.
  — Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
• The group’s hiatus is expected to last through 2025, and all seven members of BTS will complete their mandatory service over the next couple of years.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
• Since her brother’s death, she’s been a proponent of mandatory gun safety training on film sets.
  — Adam England, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• Reservations are mandatory, and visitors can book two-hour slots on the website.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
• Bolling responded that no one on her staff was aware of the mandatory disclosure requirement.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• If adopted, the new rule would require businesses to include all mandatory fees when listing a price for consumers.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
• Keen Warren, 59, faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
• The pitch calls for $10 billion in mandatory funding over the next decade to establish a new long Covid research program at the National Institutes of Health.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
• Their campaign, Que Calor, has drawn attention to the impact of extreme heat on outdoor workers and the need for mandatory protections.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• Howald's attorneys sought a sentence of 10 years, which is the mandatory minimum for discharging a firearm during a hate crime.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 June 2023
• After mandatory minicamp breaks, players won't reconvene until the start of training camp at the end of July.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
• Repealing city laws that call for mandatory sentencing beyond what is required by the state.
  — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
• Employees at small companies could accrue up to 40 hours of mandatory leave; workers at larger firms could save up to 56 hours.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
• But the Druse did refuse to send their young men to mandatory military service so as not to be party to violence against Assad’s opponents.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
• The mandatory campaign finance reports that are due to come out early this week should provide details on how both sides have been spending their campaign cash.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024