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.
• 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
• Health care providers who fail to comply would face fines or up to five years in prison.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
• 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
• There was refusal to comply in terms of handing things over.
  — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Guests who refuse to comply will be ejected and may be subject to arrest.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Coastal Commission has worked to keep the Coastal Zone from complying with the density law.
  — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
• Companies that don’t comply with the new rules can be fined up to 20 percent of their global turnover.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
• Officials said the deputy used the stun gun a second time, as well as a baton, but claimed Cure still did not comply.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
• The federal agency claims drivers were forced to use the accounts to get paid and were deceived about how to access their earnings, with Walmart threatening to fire workers who did not comply.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
• Russia will also need some positive incentives to comply with a settlement.
  — Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025