How to Use on the books in a Sentence

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• That is a blue state that does not have a law on the books protecting women’s sports.
  — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
• Georgia already has a law on the books to make the change should Congress act.
  — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
• Lawmakers need to overhaul hundreds of laws still on the books from the Assad era.
  — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
• Some of the restrictions enjoined by the decision have been on the books since 1997.
  — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
• In 1913 there were no laws on the books about all sorts of harmful things, because of course they hadn’t been invented yet.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026
• More high-profile road games are already on the books for the Hornets beyond 2026.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
• This is what CoreWeave is seeing with these A100s now on the books to be used for three more years, at least.
  — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
• Some schools across the state already started adopting these policies last school year, and some even had existing restrictions on the books.
  — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
• Some elements of the announcement reinforce standards that were already on the books.
  — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
• Right now, 27 states have bans on transgender athlete participation on the books.
  — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• As with other academy graduates that have been sold by Chelsea, any fee will count as straight profit on the books, which is obviously a plus.
  — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• If priorities shift, Arteta could already have a short-term answer on the books in Mikel Merino.
  — Art De Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• Twenty-three states have laws on the books that ban betting on elections, according to Pew Research Center.
  — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
• For Kruse’s association, this is the earliest harvest on the books in the last 30 to 40 years.
  — Lizzie Kane july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
• The National Sawdust show has been on the books for quite some time, and Dylan surely knew that Lage wasn’t a long-term band member.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
• Nurse and Trouba will be in their mid-30s by the end of this decade and will still be on the books just as the Sharks’ young core is ascending and becoming more expensive.
  — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• But half of states don’t have any laws on the books related to license plate readers, according to a scorecard developed by The Policing Project.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
• Transgender student's Supreme Court journey Alabama Alabama has two laws on the books.
  — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 30 June 2026
• Charlotte already has a curfew on the books under the Charlotte Youth Protection Ordinance.
  — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
• The local ordinances remain on the books, but employers are no longer required to follow their criminal history timing restrictions because state law preempts them.
  — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• There are these other risks, but the plans that were finished in 2025 by President Biden’s administration should remain on the books for some near term.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
• These are just a few of the weird traffic laws still on the books across the United States, according to Off the Record, a technology platform that helps drivers fight tickets online.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
• Key to that determination is whether gun laws are historically consistent with laws on the books in the 18th century, when the Bill of Rights was ratified.
  — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
• There is a California state law that's been on the books since the 1940s that says property owners are responsible for maintaining sidewalks adjacent to their lots.
  — Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 30 July 2026
• The laws remain on the books, and regulations in the Federal Register, but the practical reach begins to depend on whether the government has the people and resources to enforce it.
  — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
• According to the Cato Institute, the UK government still has close to 7,000 European laws on the books.
  — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• More than a dozen states with sports betting bans on the books have sued Kalshi and Polymarket for allegedly circumventing state laws by running unlicensed, unregulated gambling platforms.
  — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026
• Chelsea have other forwards on the books, including Liam Delap, who replaced him with 10 minutes remaining, plus new signing Danny Welbeck.
  — Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
• Dean earned a three-year, $36 million contract with Las Vegas, which was beyond what the Eagles would pay with Zack Baun on the books and Campbell waiting for a starting spot.
  — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• With that deal on the books, plus Carlsson’s $18 million, the team would have less than $10 million in cap space to extend Gauthier and Tyson Hinds, on top of making any other improvements.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 July 2026