enforced; enforcing; enforces
1
: to give force to : strengthen
2
: to urge with energy
enforce arguments
4
obsolete
: to effect or gain by force
5
: to carry out effectively
enforce laws
Examples of enforce in a Sentence
Police will be enforcing the parking ban.
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
Such level of protection on the creator-side is something rarely enforced at scale in the current ecosystem.
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At the heart of the dispute is the ability of the NCAA, as a national member organization, to apply and enforce eligibility and gambling rules that protect the integrity of sports, the responsibilities of a conference to its members and a school’s desire to win.
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
Such level of protection on the creator-side is something rarely enforced at scale in the current ecosystem.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
At the heart of the dispute is the ability of the NCAA, as a national member organization, to apply and enforce eligibility and gambling rules that protect the integrity of sports, the responsibilities of a conference to its members and a school’s desire to win.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Kate Middleton's sister Pippa Middleton reportedly enforced the no ring, no bring policy at her 2017 wedding to James Matthews.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for enforce
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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enforce
verb
en·force
in-ˈfō(ə)rs 
-ˈfȯ(ə)rs
1
: to bring about by force : compel
enforce obedience
2
: to carry out effectively
enforce the law
Legal Definition
enforce
transitive verb
en·force
enforced; enforcing
: to cause to take effect or to be fulfilled
enforcing the divorce decree
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation—U.S. Constitution amend. XIX
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