How to Use enact in a Sentence

enact

verb
  • The law was finally enacted today.
  • Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
  • This was based on a rule enacted last year.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Guatemala is close to enacting its first film law.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • More than a dozen states have enacted such laws since then.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Yet no changes have been enacted.
    — Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The court did not say that the other 23 states must enact laws.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Both states may succeed in enacting their mid-decade maps.
    — Matt Germer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The tax would be enacted in phases.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • The decision will take months to enact.
    — Mark Dee january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But part of the joy of playing with dolls is in enacting stories.
    — Madeleine Deliee, Parents, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Parts of the overhaul could be enacted as early as this week.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Things that enact harm can also be used to help heal; things that can kill can also be used to cure.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Scheme aside, Morris needs healthy bodies to enact his plan.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • To enact these changes, a multi-pronged approach is being used.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The county cannot enact the tax without state approval.
    — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Failure to enact required changes could result in big fines.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Maine just became the 50th state to enact at least one piece of rape kit reform.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • On a small scale, entrepreneurs can enact measures to help themselves.
    — Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is to reach an agreement to enact the EPR.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The tax as enacted partly addressed the first flaw.
    — Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • So much of the ritual of sports is enacted in the past and future tense.
    — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
  • Only two of the bills were enacted before the start of the fiscal year.
    — Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Beirut tried to enact part of a plan to do so before the outbreak of the latest fighting.
    — Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The state enacted the law in 2000.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • North Dakota became the first state to enact such a law last April.
    — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • North Dakota became the first state to enact such a law last April.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Those already above the sales age when the law is enacted retain access.
    — Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
  • But the idea has stalled again and again, easy to propose but all but impossible to enact.
    — Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2021

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