How to Use compliance in a Sentence

compliance

noun
  • There has been a low rate of compliance with the new law.
  • She was rewarded for her compliance.
  • We were trained to use force that's going to gain compliance.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There is also a risk that compliance trails growth.
    — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • But compliance alone will not solve the problem.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • For fintech firms, the compliance stakes have risen.
    — Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • To hope that compliance will buy safety.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Others may feel that a strict approach is the best way to gain compliance.
    — Kelley King Heyworth, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The softer of the two provides good compliance on the road.
    — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All dogs must be leashed in public places, with a leash no more than six feet in length to be in compliance.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, the jail was declared out of compliance with state jail standards.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Both firms have signaled their compliance with the high court's ruling.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • The goal is not to remove humans from compliance.
    — Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Those who weren't able to use up their supply have been told to work with the city on a compliance schedule.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2018
  • The state would add stronger compliance and enforcement tools.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Full compliance, though, has been reached in 26% of the mandates.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Reports on uses of funds are meant to ensure compliance with the law.
    — Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Um, all of the stretch from Akron to Lake Erie is in compliance.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • For most taxpayers, the cost of compliance would far exceed the amount of the tax.
    — Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • It was geared not for mere compliance with user requests but for sound judgment.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Companies that view compliance as a one-time project will soon fall behind.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To ensure compliance with building codes, these fail-safes are meant to avert crises later on.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022
  • As more states adopt digital will and e-notary laws, compliance will evolve.
    — Cody Barbo, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • All of the youths helping with the compliance checks were under 18 years old.
    — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • That’s why compliance can’t be the whole strategy.
    — Kevin Pierce, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Men have made promises, or threats, about our jobs in exchange for our compliance, or our silence.
    — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The report said that none of those requests were fulfilled, in compliance with the city’s laws.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • There has never been a statewide audit of public records compliance.
    — Martin Dyckman, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The fees and costs of compliance are only a portion of the expenses brands face.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The compliance team approved it after a four-hour review.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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