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
• 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
• Myles said he was confused by conflicting commands and the barking of the dog but was able to comply.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
• 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
• All employers, no matter the size of their business are required to comply with the Pump Act.
  — Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 7 July 2023
• Under the state’s Freedom of Information Act, public agencies have up to 10 days to comply with or deny an information request.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
• Professors are angry and concerned about their jobs and say an environment of fear has swept across the university as administrators scramble to comply with the law.
  — Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 19 Mar 2025