How to Use accordance in a Sentence

accordance

noun
Definition of accordancenext
Synonyms for accordancenext
  • Transforming the audience’s state of mind in accordance with the mood and theme of the film, the hypnotist will break the hypnosis after each screening.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Jan. 2022
  • City staff met Tuesday with representatives of the state agency, discussing options for putting the property up for bid in accordance with the law.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The department is investigating last week’s shooting in accordance with that law, officials announced.
    — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Some residents are still missing, and the first step towards closure is for relatives to receive their bodies for immediate burial in accordance with Muslim rites.
    — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2022
  • And it's done in accordance with the rules of the road.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 5 June 2023
  • The monks pray at least six times a day, in accordance with the canonical hours of the liturgy.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Not if it's done in accordance to the rules of etiquette posted above.
    — Drew Dorian and Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 25 May 2022
  • In accordance to the plea deal, Flake will be sentenced in September to a prison term of 22 years.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • The boy, in accordance with store policy, left the backpack near the store’s entrance.
    — cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022
  • In accordance with a team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022
  • In the end, though, the most important thing is living in accordance with your own beliefs.
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The event was held in accordance with local health and safety guidelines.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2022
  • The work is composed of 96 recycled car headlights, and their glaring LEDs blink on and off, moving across the wall in accordance with the rhythms of the sun.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But now Democrats are in full control and acting in accordance with the voters who gave them that control.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The officers seized the vessel in accordance with the EU’s sanctions on Russia (pdf, in French).
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Within a few pages, though, in accordance with the cumulative nature of the song, the place is overrun.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
  • In accordance with the royal line of succession, Charles takes the throne, to be followed by William, who will now be followed by George, 9.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Finally, feed them a diet in accordance with their life stage and health.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The chipmaker had stopped sales in Russia a month ago, in accordance with U.S. sanctions on the country.
    — oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The governors made the direction in accordance with a proclamation from the White House.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Her mother was very orthodox and concealed the truth so that her daughter’s body—her body—could be buried in accordance with the rules.
    — Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The film moves in loose accordance with the timeline of Woolf’s novel, and the Orlandos are costumed in millstone collars.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The service is expected to be more pared down than the Queen’s, in accordance with Charles’s wishes for a more streamlined monarchy.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The cars wound their way to a small, scenic village named Nitchras; in accordance with Muslim tradition, the body was washed and taken to the family home.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And Ojibwe tribal members have four tags in accordance with their treaty rights.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Once created, these records must be preserved and managed, or disposed of, in accordance with the statute.
    — David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022
  • This event was held in accordance with local health and safety guidelines.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022
  • Beyond Burger?—and the only way to live in accordance with nature, as God intended, is to chow down on a veiny slab of uncooked beef.
    — Luke Winkie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022
  • How that process would work in accordance with Democratic National Committee rules is another.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 June 2024
  • All securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of closing in accordance with applicable securities laws.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024

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