How to Use compliance in a Sentence
compliance
noun- There has been a low rate of compliance with the new law.
- She was rewarded for her compliance.
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Your board is not a compliance box to tick before the road show.
—Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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We were trained to use force that's going to gain compliance.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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There is also a risk that compliance trails growth.
—Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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But compliance alone will not solve the problem.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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For fintech firms, the compliance stakes have risen.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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To hope that compliance will buy safety.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Others may feel that a strict approach is the best way to gain compliance.
—Kelley King Heyworth, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
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The softer of the two provides good compliance on the road.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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All dogs must be leashed in public places, with a leash no more than six feet in length to be in compliance.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Last year, the jail was declared out of compliance with state jail standards.
—Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
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Both firms have signaled their compliance with the high court's ruling.
—Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 9 July 2020
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The goal is not to remove humans from compliance.
—Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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These systems have built one of the world’s largest compliance machines.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Those who weren't able to use up their supply have been told to work with the city on a compliance schedule.
—Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2018
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The state would add stronger compliance and enforcement tools.
—Peter Su, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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Full compliance, though, has been reached in 26% of the mandates.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Reports on uses of funds are meant to ensure compliance with the law.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021
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Um, all of the stretch from Akron to Lake Erie is in compliance.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
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And the time frame for demonstrating that compliance can be as little as a few weeks.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026
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For most taxpayers, the cost of compliance would far exceed the amount of the tax.
—Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
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Fixing compliance after the fact costs more than building it right from the start.
—Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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It was geared not for mere compliance with user requests but for sound judgment.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Companies that view compliance as a one-time project will soon fall behind.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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To ensure compliance with building codes, these fail-safes are meant to avert crises later on.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022
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As more states adopt digital will and e-notary laws, compliance will evolve.
—Cody Barbo, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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The league will monitor the team’s compliance with the penalties for the next five years.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
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There’s paperwork and approvals, and at the end of the day, the compliance team can just say no.
—Jason Kurtz, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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All of the youths helping with the compliance checks were under 18 years old.
—Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
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