How to Use enact in a Sentence

enact

verb
Definition of enactnext
Synonyms for enactnext
  • The law was finally enacted today.
  • Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
  • Last month, New York became the first US state to enact a right-to-repair law.
    — Brian Fung, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Others hope to use the issue, a rare must-do item on the legislative agenda, as a bargaining chip to enact conservative policies.
    — Time, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Tom Alter was the first to direct and enact Wajahat’s [email protected].
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The consent decree was enacted because a court found that minority voting power in the district was diluted.
    — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In response to the Taylor case, Kentucky enacted a law in 2021 that limits when police can use no-knock warrants.
    — CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • To enact most of his policies, Trump would need a reliable majority in both chambers of Congress — which seems unlikely at the moment.
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And there’s some evidence that higher tariffs enacted during his presidency have cost American jobs.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
  • In October, the Irvine City Council asked staff to look into potential regulations the city can enact for e-bikes.
    — Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • What Section 4 adds is a warning that Congress at least has the power to enact a criminal law—making advocacy of a debt ceiling breach a form of treason.
    — Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But part of the joy of playing with dolls is in enacting stories.
    — Madeleine Deliee, Parents, 1 Aug. 2023
  • However, these states still need the OK from Congress to enact the change.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The job of Democrats is to win elections and enact Democratic policies.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
  • More than a dozen states have now enacted school phone restrictions in the U.S.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Parts of the overhaul could be enacted as early as this week.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Montana has become the first state in the nation to enact a total ban on TikTok.
    — Tanay Howard, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • While more than 10 states have enacted laws over bathroom use, Missouri is not one of them.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Register to vote This is the simplest (and free) way to help enact change in our society.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 27 Mar. 2023
  • About half of those states enacted these protections since the fall of Roe, according to a KFF.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 23 May 2024
  • Officials at some state fairs have enacted stricter rules to keep the virus from spreading.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Pending bills in the House and Senate would increase the penalty to nearly 10 times that amount if enacted.
    — Betsy Wood, The Conversation, 26 June 2023
  • The 2024 state legislative season may see at least a dozen states enact reforms.
    — Stanley Goldfarb, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The measure was passed last year by the D.C. Council, which overrode a mayoral veto to try to enact it into law.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • If a judge rules in their favor, abortions would be allowed in order to preserve the health of the mother, based on a law enacted in 1985.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
  • It must be approved by the full City Council at a later date before it is enacted.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Lawmakers did not enact an income tax until the Civil War, to pay for the Union war effort.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The judge ruled that the ordinance had not been properly enacted.
    — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The Comstock Act, enacted in 1873, bars the mailing of drugs that can be used to terminate pregnancies.
    — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Another calls for the department to enact a plan that allows for the safe placement of people due to be released.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024

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