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verb

abide

to accept and follow a rule or decision; to tolerate or put up with

In a sentence

Six example sentences with abide, each labelled with its topic.

  • The novel's narrator cannot abide flattery, and every chapter ends with her walking out on someone who tried it.

    Literature

  • The treaty held for a century because both crowns chose to abide by its border clauses through four changes of ruler.

    History

  • Trawler captains who abide by the seasonal closure report fuller nets the following spring, which keeps the rule popular.

    Environment

  • Players who abide by the coach's curfew get the minutes, and the rule has cost two starters already.

    Basketball

  • Both companies agreed to abide by the arbitrator's decision, whatever it turned out to be, and skip the appeal.

    Law

  • The head chef cannot abide a dull knife, and every cook sharpens theirs before service without being asked.

    Cooking

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