enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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Examples of enshrine in a Sentence
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Opponents say parental-notification policies are being used to violate student privacy and civil rights enshrined in state law and the education code — and that the near-universal outing of transgender students to parents would put some children at serious risk.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Singapore is enshrining work flexibility into law—employees will be permitted to request condensed workweeks, remote options, and asynchronous schedules starting Dec. 1 this year.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, the policy is enshrined in their state constitutions.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
He was enshrined in the same class as Adelman and former Sacramento Monarchs star Yolanda Griffith.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
Posey is the only person enshrined in the basketball and baseball Halls of Fame.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Several additional agreements have expanded on the key tenets enshrined in the 1961 treaty: freedom of scientific investigation, research and cooperation, and peaceful use of the continent.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
Recipients are enshrined at the APSE Red Smith Hall of Fame, located at the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center in downtown Indianapolis.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The funds are used to pay for the creation and installation of the star and ceremony, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame.
More than 2,700 honorees are currently enshrined on the walk.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Singapore is enshrining work flexibility into law—employees will be permitted to request condensed workweeks, remote options, and asynchronous schedules starting Dec. 1 this year.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
In Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, the policy is enshrined in their state constitutions.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
He was enshrined in the same class as Adelman and former Sacramento Monarchs star Yolanda Griffith.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
Posey is the only person enshrined in the basketball and baseball Halls of Fame.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Several additional agreements have expanded on the key tenets enshrined in the 1961 treaty: freedom of scientific investigation, research and cooperation, and peaceful use of the continent.
—Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
Recipients are enshrined at the APSE Red Smith Hall of Fame, located at the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center in downtown Indianapolis.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The funds are used to pay for the creation and installation of the star and ceremony, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame.
More than 2,700 honorees are currently enshrined on the walk.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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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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