How to Use in accordance with in a Sentence

in accordance with

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  • School closures, in accordance with the plan, would be the new norm for the next three years.
    Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Which is in accordance with the trilogy of books the show is based on.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 May 2025
  • Keep your end users in the loop to refine and adapt in accordance with their feedback.
    Scott Nelson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Apostles are all men in accordance with the church’s all-male priesthood.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Apostles are all men in accordance with the church's all-male priesthood.
    CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Beijing says all cases are handled in accordance with the law.
    Abigail Williams, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Any tents and vehicles will have to be set back from the right of way in accordance with the land's zoning.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • The tires bounced in accordance with the truck’s suspension system.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Most were redacted in accordance with the new law, obscured by large black rectangles.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • His 911 call was played in court but was not broadcast, in accordance with a court order.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
  • Bouffard had seen the lights and heard the sirens and pulled over, in accordance with Florida law.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • This year, that includes an initiative to keep all campus doors locked at all times, in accordance with a new state law.
    Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Guests are encouraged to dress in accordance with this year’s nautical theme.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
  • It is not known how many were reclassified as out-of-state students in accordance with the judge’s ruling.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Police said the fetuses appeared to have been aborted in accordance with city law.
    Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But now Democrats are in full control and acting in accordance with the voters who gave them that control.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Deputies did not arrest him, which the sheriff’s office said is in accordance with state misdemeanor law.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • First, when someone dies without a will, their property passes to heirs in accordance with their state’s laws.
    Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
  • Several women wear lacy white dresses and flower crowns, in accordance with the theme.
    John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
  • The phone was subsequently searched in accordance with the warrant.
    Susan Young, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • E-scooter operators must be at or above 18 years old in accordance with state law.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The burial location was in accordance with the wishes of her children.
    Jill Smolowe, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The comedy also shape-shifts (and, in accordance with today’s tastes, there are fewer fat jokes).
    Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Police said that footage of the incident would be released in the next month in accordance with city policy and state law.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That shift of emphasis is in accordance with Catán’s score, Nézet-Séguin said.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The gems were also not privately insured, in accordance with French law.
    CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • If found guilty, Harris could have been facing up to seven years in prison in accordance with Japan’s strict drug laws.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • In 2015, in accordance with the contract terms, a three-year extension kicked in.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Real Sociedad are aware of their first game being moved, in accordance with what had been planned when the calendar was set.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • There’s a shot clock in accordance with the USGA pace of play standards.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

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