enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Nearly two decades ago Ecuador became the first country to legally enshrine the rights of nature in its constitution.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Wilkens, who played 15 years in the NBA — including four seasons as a player-coach — was one of just five men to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both roles.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
In memoriam Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died at age 88.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
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Simmone Shah, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Wilkens, who played 15 years in the NBA — including four seasons as a player-coach — was one of just five men to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both roles.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
More than half of states now have some form of school cellphone ban enshrined in law, and about two-thirds of school principals reported in a recent RAND survey that their schools have an all-day cellphone ban in place.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
In memoriam Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died at age 88.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enshrine
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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