How to Use comply in a Sentence

comply

verb

• I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied.
• There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply.
• There was refusal to comply in terms of handing things over.
  — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2023
• Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected and may be subject to arrest.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
• Those who fail to comply with the law will be put in sessions to retrain them in proper compliance.
  — Peter Greene, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• Rather than having 24 hours to comply with orders to move, people must do so within about an hour.
  — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
• Those that don’t comply are likely to face federal prosecution under his plan.
  — Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
• When the victim didn’t comply, Pollard shot the victim in the left hand, and then in the left thigh, as the victim started to remove his watch.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
• Some of the records showed the officers failing to comply with Memphis police regulations.
  — Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• The … defendant failed to comply with commands from officers and proceeded towards his vehicle.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2023
• Marc Smith, the department director who was named in the suit, was repeatedly held in contempt of court last year for failing to comply with court orders to place state wards in appropriate settings.
  — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
• The deputy instructs the man to sit down, and the man complies.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• The group seeks to crack down on short-term rentals that don’t comply with L.A. rules.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
• After the attack, the man lay on the floor and complied with orders.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• The judge later found on Aug. 17 that Wade still hadn’t complied.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
• Guests who fail to comply will be asked to cease smoking.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
• Guests who fail to comply will be asked to cease smoking.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
• Guests who fail to comply will be asked to cease smoking.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
• The court gave the government two years to comply or submit a new rule.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2023
• Her brain was telling her body to fly and twist, but her body wasn’t complying.
  — Heather Long, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
• But coming up with the money to comply with the ULEZ might put up a roadblock.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• Romeo declined to comment on how those trips complied with the law.
  — Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Failure to comply will cost the lives of everyone on this plane.
  — CBS News, 7 July 2023
• Carrie refuses to comply with the new trash can rules and is sent to jail, for life?
  — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Comer set a March 21 deadline for the White House to comply with his request.
  — Arden Farhi, Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023
• If past is precedent, many of these videos won’t comply with copyright rules.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 June 2023
• None of those steps was overtly challenged by a member of the Court at the time, and justices have taken steps to comply.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2023
• In 2024, the SEC penalized a number of high-profile funds for failure to comply with the rule.
  — Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• Mayorkas, 64, faced two charges from the House: willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust.
  — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Companies that don’t comply with the rules can be fined up to 7 percent of their global turnover.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024