How to Use compliant in a Sentence

compliant

adjective

• The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.
• I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant.
• The software is compliant with the latest standards.
• Rodgers said the plaintiffs hope the city of Baltimore will work with them to ensure all sidewalks and curb ramps are compliant.
  — Lizzy Lawrence, baltimoresun.com, 16 June 2021
• Not having a proper test means non-compliant travelers pay a $300 fine.
  — Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 18 June 2021
• The arrangement is compliant with state and federal laws, Romano said.
  — R.j. Shook, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• Its ride is compliant and well damped, its steering is nicely weighted, and the engine is impressively quiet and smooth at idle and when puttering around town.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 July 2021
• It’s been likened to a dangerous game of whack-a-mole in which companies technically stay compliant but exacerbate the danger.
  — Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
• Barrera said it’s better for school districts to decide how to enforce the mask mandate, rather than a state edict requiring that non-compliant students be excluded.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2021
• The Browns further maintain that even if their constitutional arguments fall short, they should be deemed compliant with the Modell law.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• If uniformed officers are sent and the person is compliant, police would take them to a hospital emergency department for evaluation.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
• Esper warned Kube that publishing her story could result in a more compliant acting secretary of defense, which could have worrisome repercussions.
  — Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
• Riley also emphasized that the change will grant state education leaders the right to intervene if a school’s admissions policy is not compliant with state and federal laws.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021
• But even at 50 PSI, the Hummer was smooth and compliant.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2022
• Note that some of the homes are located on dirt roads and are not ADA-compliant.
  — Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• The mark stamped on your Real ID compliant cards depends on the state.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• Quick off the line, pretty in a parking spot, a compliant road car.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
• At the same time, the surface must be compliant enough to be able to absorb forces when a player lands or slows down.
  — Philip Anloague, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
• The tunnel and bridge aren’t compliant because of the angle of the ramps and the length between the rest areas, McGrady said.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
• In the post-FTX world, Binance is trying to secure its place at the top of the crypto world as a compliant actor.
  — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 22 Feb. 2023
• The letters will continue to go out to non-compliant employees through the end of the week.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2021
• For the most part, though, what Butler brings out is the charm of the character, with his Hawaii-blue eyes, and his compliant lightness of heart.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 June 2022
• Is there any doubt that Brady’s team would be 100 percent compliant? . . .
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Epic's antitrust case against Google is set for April 2023, while non-compliant apps will get booted off the Play Store in a month.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022
• The end result was an ADA-compliant hut with two windows.
  — Daniella Genovese, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2021
• To avoid discovering that your models aren’t compliant, the time to act is now.
  — Ursula Morgenstern, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
• The man, who had been compliant, kicked at them, and one officer punched him repeatedly in the face.
  — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
• Be sure the policy is compliant with the new rule requirements.
  — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• And that doesn’t inspire much confidence — even for the most compliant of viewers.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
• The mandate gives on-site employees 60 days to be compliant.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024