In a sentence
Six example sentences with comply, each labelled with its topic.
Suppliers that refuse to comply with the new packaging standard will be dropped from the catalog in January.
Business
Passengers must comply with the cabin crew's instructions about seat belts before the aircraft is cleared for takeoff.
Travel
Clinics that comply with the hand washing protocol at every bedside report far fewer infections passed between wards.
Medicine
Witnesses who refuse to comply with a subpoena can be held in contempt and fined until they appear.
Law
Boats that do not comply with the new speed limit near the whale grounds are turned back at the harbor mouth.
Environment
Players must comply with the dress code on road trips, and the team fines anyone who boards the bus in sandals.
Basketball
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Found in these word lists
Found in 7 published word lists
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- Nursing Word ListAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
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