How to Use edict in a Sentence
edict
noun- The government issued an edict banning public demonstrations.
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But that edict died with him, Vaez said.
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Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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They’ve been issued an edict by the fans to clean house and start over.
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Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
8 Dec. 2024
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The edict of size doesn’t just stop in the weight room with the current players.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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His wife, Christi, has a firm edict that his work clothes are never to touch hers.
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Chuck Blount,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 Apr. 2021
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One of them defies his edict to stay out of Annabelle's bedroom.
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Dustin Nelson,
EW.com,
30 Oct. 2023
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The edict of the line is to be efficient, towable, and rugged.
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Hayden Coplen,
Outside Online,
22 Nov. 2020
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Some pols were reluctant to go along with the speaker’s edict.
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Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2024
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So, the politicians have found a legal way around the voters’ edict.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2023
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My worry is edicts from Hartford.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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One edict said the most devout women would not leave the house at all, unless there’s need.
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Nabih Bulos,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Nov. 2022
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One edict said the most devout women wouldn’t leave the house at all, unless there’s need.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2022
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The edict falls in line with a new vision and strategy for the hotel.
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Vivian Song,
Robb Report,
1 June 2021
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There is anger among Afghan women as a face veil edict splits the Taliban.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2022
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Erdogan can now issue edicts with the force of law and pack the courts with loyal judges.
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Ian Bremmer,
Time,
28 June 2018
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The edict was that neither school was leaving the Big 12 that year.
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John Talty | [email protected],
al,
22 July 2021
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Days later, the court affirmed the edict and removed the pair from office.
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David Tweed,
Bloomberg.com,
7 June 2017
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The edicts — or at least their guiding philosophy — come from the top.
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Jonathan Kaiman,
latimes.com,
24 June 2017
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Brown has an edict from Tampa Bay to be on his best behavior.
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Chris Bumbaca,
USA TODAY,
19 Nov. 2020
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The edict comes as the number of coronavirus cases in the state remains low.
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Bloomberg.com,
6 May 2020
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But Roosevelt coach Lane Wasinger didn’t just accept that edict.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2020
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Galvan says the switch came in form of a conversation, rather than an edict from Belles.
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Theo MacKie,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Sep. 2022
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Trump’s edict was light on details — and the shares pared those losses in later trading — but the message was sent.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And a Democratic president could overturn the edict with a stroke of the pen.
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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In a state as large as Texas, where the culture of football is king, a statewide edict along those lines likely wouldn’t stick.
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Greg Riddle,
Dallas News,
20 Aug. 2021
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Unable to strike out on their own, their lives decided for them by society’s unruly edicts.
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Holly Jones,
Variety,
12 Nov. 2025
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Sixty staffers, or about 5% of the company, left in the wake of Armstrong's edict.
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Robert Hackett,
Fortune,
4 May 2021
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And if the league can get to a 90% vaccination rate without a direct edict?
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Shawn Windsor,
Detroit Free Press,
4 Aug. 2021
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Vancouver’s mayor issued a stern edict to keep the Whitecaps in town.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The shelter-in-place edict caused a drop in sales, which Arredondo said were on the rise before the coronavirus.
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Vincent T. Davis,
San Antonio Express-News,
24 Jan. 2022
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