How to Use abide in a Sentence

abide

verb

• But the Dude was fun, the Dude had a sharp tongue, the Dude abided.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• What is the moral duty of the CFOs here to abide by that rule?
  — WSJ, 18 June 2017
• The very first of the five stages of grief is denial; we are not meant to abide there.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
• The event will abide by the state’s masking guidelines.
  — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2022
• Many abided in the ovaries for most of the rodents’ lives.
  — science.org, 3 July 2024
• The Warriors have no choice but to abide by the same message.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
• The judge makes a ruling and both sides are supposed to abide by it.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2021
• In the story, the parents abide by the terms of the experiment.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
• No matter how the laws are changed, there will be those who will not abide by the law.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
• But this is not a tour that comes even close to abiding on sound alone.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• Servers in each section will abide by the same policies.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
• Clubs that don’t abide by the new rules could still be hit by the 10 p.m. early closing time.
  — Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com, 15 Mar. 2022
• The team refused to abide by the new rules and were expelled from the National League at the end of the season.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
• But the deputies have the authority to cite people who do not abide by the rules.
  — Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020
• This stat alone is proof of the no-win norm that we, as a society, have been groomed to abide by.
  — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2021
• The other five children, though, must abide by the strict schedule.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2018
• Now, the country has pledged to abide by the warrant if Netanyahu lands there.
  — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
• The 49-year-old coach does not abide Week 1 jitters or growing pains.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• Jones said players who do not abide by those rules would be benched.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 25 Oct. 2017
• You are forced to make that decision to break the law by going to work, or to abide by it and stay home.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 7 Apr. 2022
• The solution that makes the most sense—to let Kayla go—is one that her dad will not abide.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2022
• Boeing had to abide by the terms of the deal through a three-year period that ended Jan. 7.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
• Twist has pushed its competitors to abide by the same standards.
  — David Willman and Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
• But while the appeal plays out, the legal party must abide by the ruling.
  — Will Rogers, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
• Parents and staffers must abide by their choice for at least the first full semester of school.
  — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 30 June 2020
• But that was just the start of how Louderback came to own it … and in the process demonstrated his abiding dignity and grace.
  — Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
• The sturgeon is an armored beast of a fish that has abided on this planet for at least 120 million years.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• This freedom from conventional assumptions was, for me, both the draw of debate and its abiding lesson.
  — Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• Spoelstra said the respect for Dusty May is abiding.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
• Our fascination with the royals includes an abiding love of their jewelry.
  — Jessica Gibbs, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026