How to Use rule in a Sentence

rule

1 of 2 noun

• I understand the basic rules of chess.
• As long as you're living under our roof, you'll follow our rules.
• Under the new rules, casual dress is now allowed.
• The college has strict rules for qualifying for financial assistance.
• The new rule allows employees to dress casually on Fridays.
• Those are the rules of my game.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
• The type of debt changes the rules.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
• See the full list of rules here.
  — Laura Fay, CBS News, 26 May 2026
• Here's what else to know about the rule.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
• And those rules, in turn, can make room for us.
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
• Respect and abide by our rules.
  — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
• The rules are set to take effect this fall.
  — ABC News, 23 June 2026
• Art will always find a way around the rules.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
• And that rule no longer exists.
  — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 17 June 2026
• New rules on copyright look to be on the way.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 May 2026
• In these worlds, misfits set the rules.
  — Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
• And that changes all the old rules of perfumery.
  — Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
• As for rules, no planes, no ridesharing and no pets.
  — Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
• But the rules can’t govern the place the work comes from.
  — David O’Neill, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
• What our rules were for who could run in a 5K?
  — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
• The same rule applies to fruity drinks, milk and iced tea.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
• La Folie Douce wrote the rules of après ski.
  — Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• The county does not seem poised to change its rules any time soon.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• But even with the new rules, some colleagues didn’t seem to get it.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
• Best of all, there are no set-in-stone rules for this practice.
  — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
• How would an app break Android's new rules?
  — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
• This is not a rule designed to help the Dodgers.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• The same rule applies to boys’ and men’s board shorts or swim trunks.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
• But satire, as a rule, falls flat when the satirist has so little to say.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
• There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to tip anywhere, of course.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023

rule

2 of 2 verb

• Who will be the next leader to rule the country?
• The board ruled that her behavior was cheating.
• All of his actions were ruled by his religion.
• The queen ruled for 25 years.
• The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional.
• A dynasty ruled over this region during the 11th century.
• But Roberts is not ready to rule that out.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
• Sand has ruled nothing in or out.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
• The court has not yet ruled on either.
  — Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
• Their success has even led to rule changes.
  — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• The appeals court has not yet ruled.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
• Her death has been ruled a homicide.
  — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
• The judge did not rule on that request.
  — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• His cause of death was ruled a suicide.
  — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
• His death was ruled a homicide.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
• Her death was ruled a homicide.
  — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
• Ciza always knew his time to rule would come.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
• The judge has not yet ruled on the request.
  — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
• The high court ruled against the plaintiffs.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Are there rules about names for wildland fires?
  — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
• But that standard was not met, the judges ruled.
  — Brian Bennett, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
• Both deaths were ruled homicides.
  — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• His death was ruled a suicide, though no note was found.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• Once again, the courts ruled for profits over pomegranates.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
• The crew chief awarded one run on what was ruled a wild pitch.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
• So, the court did not rule on the merits of the case this time.
  — The Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
• The feds lost a court case and a judge ruled the plan could proceed.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
• It had been expected to rule last week.
  — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
• The manner of death was ruled a suicide.
  — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
• Her death was ruled a suicide just a few days later.
  — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026