How to Use house rule in a Sentence

house rule

noun

• Rachel’s sole house rule was for Patrick Jr. to stay clean.
  — Joshuah Bearman, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2021
• Frances split the bills three ways, set the house rules, and stuck a cleaning rota on the fridge.
  — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• These first weeks are the perfect time to set the house rules and set him up for success.
  — Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019
• At this age, strive to limit the number of house rules to about two or three.
  — Pamela Kramer, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
• Tell them that killing villagers is against house rules?
  — Virginia Sole-Smith, Parents, 28 May 2024
• At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
• Which happens to be about when the Knicks began to play by the byzantine Dolan house rules.
  — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 1 July 2019
• Your best bet: Try implementing a no-shoes-in-the-house rule.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 Apr. 2022
• The house rule is that shoptalk is verboten on Saturdays.
  — Sue Reilly, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
• Robertson, 18, of West Hartford is so into clocks that his dad had to make a house rule: one clock per room.
  — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2023
• When her mom tried to lay down some house rules, Domingo decided to run away.
  — CBS News, 28 Apr. 2018
• The two of you should convene a meeting of everyone who lives under that roof and set some house rules.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2019
• Establish a small number of house rules and talk about them with your child often.
  — Pamela Kramer, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
• Angie Dodge had moved out after the two disagreed over a house rule, her mother said.
  — Boaz Halaban, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2021
• Twelfth House The twelfth house rules your subconscious, your intuition, and the unknown.
  — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• The shelter, which is housing close to its maximum of 72 people, has new house rules.
  — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2020
• Plus, there was a list of house rules that accompanied each party.
  — John Norris, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2019
• Establish your house rules, such as no guests and no drugs or alcohol.
  — Ellen Lee, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• But not all residents of the facility have abided by the house rules.
  — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2018
• During the spring and summer, another house rule is get outside.
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2024
• Really the only non-negotiable house rule is: Take your shoes off.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
• On House Rules Should a hostess communicate any house rules?
  — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 9 July 2024
• There's a sign outside listing the house rules: no drugs, weapons, fighting, or arguing about closing time.
  — Harry Pearson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2019
• The Senate, of course, can vote to ignore its own in-house rule wonk with a 60-vote majority, but that is not expected to happen.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Apr. 2021
• To make sure both parties are on the same page, Airbnb encourages hosts to establish house rules ahead of time, such as no smoking or no loud music.
  — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2019
• And while the seventh house rules open enemies, the twelfth house rules secret enemies (think: people who might gossip about you behind your back).
  — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• She’s adopted new house rules to protect her daughter from being enticed to try illicit drugs.
  — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Reservations and adherence to house rules are required.
  — Dorothy Elder, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
• Your board could adopt a house rule, limiting the size and weight of patio furniture, or requiring residents to anchor large objects to the floor, Mr. Sherman said.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2018
• It was designed in 1964 by the textile designer Maija Isola who determinedly broke the house rule, which until that point had been no flowers.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 May 2021

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024