How to Use law in a Sentence

law

noun
  • The bill will become law at the beginning of the year.
  • In our civics class we learned how a bill becomes a law.
  • The courts exist to uphold, interpret, and apply the law.
  • Schools are required by law to provide a safe learning environment.
  • She has proposed a new law to protect people from being evicted unfairly.
  • He's been in and out of trouble with the law for the last 10 years.
  • He was not bound by law to stay.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But why not put them in law then?
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In law, those are not the same thing.
    — Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • This is a nation of law, not men.
    — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
  • Laws sometimes take far too long to change.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But the law says that any slave who sheds a white man’s blood must be killed.
    — Outlander Fan, Marie Claire, 12 Nov. 2018
  • The new city law is aimed at cracking down on short-term rentals.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The new Idaho law flips that on its head.
    — Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But Congress can change these laws.
    — CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • For a long time, consent has been a hazy area in the eyes of the law.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The highest court in the land has the lowest ethics laws.
    — NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • Adoption laws and policies vary from state to state.
    — Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cary would have trouble with the law well into his adult life.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Samuels will need to deal with this problem, which the class-size law makes worse.
    — Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Well, it’s not been presented in a court of a law.
    — NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
  • My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view.
    — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • Gun rights groups have filed lawsuits to reverse the first two laws.
    — Daliah Singer, NBC News, 5 June 2023
  • His law career was now in jeopardy.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • State law doesn’t require towns and counties to fly the state flag.
    — Jeremy Fugleberg, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • Ohio's electors will vote at the state capitol, per state law.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Here's what to know about fishing and hunting laws in the state.
    — Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This, in part, forces people to take the law into their own hands.
    — Gilbert M Khadiagala, Quartz Africa, 12 Sep. 2019
  • No law bans teaching in those subjects.
    — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026

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