enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
Examples of enshrine in a Sentence
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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These men and women of the National Guard are mothers, fathers, sisters, daughters, children of God, carrying out the same basic public safety and immigration laws enshrined in law for decades.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
But The Simpsons is now so enshrined in pop culture that even Trump gets that the optics of picking a fight with America’s longest-running sitcom has no upside.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
Gun ownership is enshrined in New Zealand law as a privilege, not a right.
—Charlottegraham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
This includes even the discourse of human rights that was righteously invoked against Communism and then against Muslim countries, enshrined by numerous American reports, and wielded to justify economic sanctions.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
But The Simpsons is now so enshrined in pop culture that even Trump gets that the optics of picking a fight with America’s longest-running sitcom has no upside.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
Gun ownership is enshrined in New Zealand law as a privilege, not a right.
—Charlottegraham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
This includes even the discourse of human rights that was righteously invoked against Communism and then against Muslim countries, enshrined by numerous American reports, and wielded to justify economic sanctions.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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