How to Use instate in a Sentence

instate

verb
  • But there are nonetheless some key things managers can instate that may help.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Altman returned to his role just days after his removal and a new board was instated.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Grant invoked the act to stop the violence and instate the candidate who won.
    — Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 2 May 2022
  • See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Those numbers include only the tests done at the 14 locations instate or the mail-in kits sent to those out of state.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The short period of time outfitters have to instate the new wages also puts pressure on the businesses.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 15 June 2022
  • The Senate voted to instate new sanctions on Iran and Russia.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 15 June 2017
  • The board instated member Tom Groneman in his place as president.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Frequent comments by Erdogan vowing to re-instate the death penalty have also raised alarm.
    — Neyran Elden and Suzan Fraser, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
  • Trump has promised to instate Musk as the head of a government-efficiency commission.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Aryatara was instated on the eighth day of the country’s Hindu festival called Dashain.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Pinduoduo has even instated policies that favor customers to the detriment of merchants.
    — Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In either case, the city would instate a temporary replacement and then hold a special election within 80 days.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Asked to say what specific factors would inform a decision to instate a mandate, Sidelinger demurred.
    — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The laws took effect in October, paving the way for drivers to apply for new licenses or to re-instate their licenses.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2021
  • But the suspension only lasted a matter of days, amid much criticism and calls for Kimmel to be re-instated.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For 10 days, masks were optional, but highly encouraged, before the board voted to instate a new mandate.
    — Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022
  • For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Americans have long clashed and battled about the turkey dinner as vegetarians and carnivores fought to instate their own menus.
    — Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Hawaii was supposed to instate a pre-testing program that would eliminate the need for out-of-state travelers to quarantine in August.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Tennis whites were originally instated as it was believed the ensemble showed less sweat, as reported by Time.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
  • In a statement on Facebook, the union called on corporate to instate a policy allowing for political protest pins to be worn at work.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2018
  • The university has instated a hiring freeze, deferred certain projects and announced the end of its tuition guarantee starting next fall.
    — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Eckhardt and Gramenos can apply for permits to remedy these conditions and can file to re-instate their privileges once the issues have been fixed.
    — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019
  • In the grand scheme of healthcare infrastructure, the effort and resources necessary to instate something like this is relatively low.
    — Yael Grauer, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Because neither the state nor the local health department has required masks, the board decided the district can't instate a mandate, a release from the district states.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2021
  • For that, the Legislature has to re-instate the $250 felony maximum for larceny.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The campaign is demanding Postmates instate at a $6 minimum pay per job for workers, in addition to still earning per-mile, base rates and tips.
    — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 14 June 2019
  • Steward said the district had previously instated a ban on backpacks sometime in the 2000s.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Five-time defending class champion Hazel Green has compiled a 71-1 record over the past two seasons with no losses to instate teams.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 3 Nov. 2022

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