How to Use abide in a Sentence

abide

verb
Definition of abidenext
Synonyms for abidenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • Parents and staffers must abide by their choice for at least the first full semester of school.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 30 June 2020
  • If Philips fails to abide by the agreement, the company could be forced to pay up to $20 million a year.
    — Michael Korsh, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
  • When the left villainizes law-abiding gun owners, that sucks.
    — Glamour, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Dominguez expected to have to abide by strict rules and harsh penalties as an Olympian.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Just training a cat to wear a harness can take weeks — and some cats simply won’t abide it.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But just because laws are passed doesn’t mean people will abide by them.
    — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2022
  • If the relevant statute was clear, the case determined, the agency would have to abide by it.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • The two parties would also agree that any final resolution would abide by those same laws and institutions.
    — Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The matter of Satoshi’s identity remains the greatest abiding mystery of an otherwise disenchanted era.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024

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