How to Use mandatory in a Sentence

mandatory

1 of 2 adjective
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  • Now get rid of the stupid law that makes voting mandatory.
    — Tom Switzer, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But the practice remained mandatory in the midst of wartime passions.
    — Clint Bolick, National Review, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Last year, the books in question were not mandatory in every class.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Gage said that in Atilano’s case, those shifts were mandatory.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • He was ejected from the loss to Mater Dei last week and served the mandatory one-game punishment Wednesday.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • And that portion of spending, mandatory and interest, is driving the debt in the long run.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Such numbers, of course, make a follow-up all but mandatory.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Experts said that’s not the way mandatory reporting is supposed to work.
    — Tony Cook, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The involvement of such village stalwarts is mandatory and, it is felt, adds to the spirit of rivalry.
    — Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In addition, the show will include a 50th anniversary salute to hip-hop, something that has been all but mandatory on awards shows this year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Military service is mandatory in South Korea, with all able-bodied men expected to serve in the army for 18 months by the age of 28.
    — Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The charges carried mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years with a maximum of life in prison.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Israel is one of just a few countries in the world with mandatory military duty for men and women (by law, if not by practice).
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 30 July 2023
  • If all of those qualifications are met, A-State will cover the rest of what those students owe for tuition and mandatory fees.
    — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The 988 number should be a mandatory app on every smartphone used in America.
    — Mark Goldstein, STAT, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Although mandatory court is the celebrity hot spot, Wallen gets to cancel those appearances too.
    — Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The group’s hiatus is expected to last through 2025, and all seven members of BTS will complete their mandatory service over the next couple of years.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Since her brother’s death, she’s been a proponent of mandatory gun safety training on film sets.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • Reservations are mandatory, and visitors can book two-hour slots on the website.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Bolling responded that no one on her staff was aware of the mandatory disclosure requirement.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • If adopted, the new rule would require businesses to include all mandatory fees when listing a price for consumers.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Keen Warren, 59, faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The pitch calls for $10 billion in mandatory funding over the next decade to establish a new long Covid research program at the National Institutes of Health.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Their campaign, Que Calor, has drawn attention to the impact of extreme heat on outdoor workers and the need for mandatory protections.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Howald's attorneys sought a sentence of 10 years, which is the mandatory minimum for discharging a firearm during a hate crime.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 June 2023
  • After mandatory minicamp breaks, players won't reconvene until the start of training camp at the end of July.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
  • Repealing city laws that call for mandatory sentencing beyond what is required by the state.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Employees at small companies could accrue up to 40 hours of mandatory leave; workers at larger firms could save up to 56 hours.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But the issue of the religious avoiding military service — mandatory for all Israeli citizens, men and women — added to his fury.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Such incidents reinforce the need for extra precaution when ships navigate near critical infrastructure, said Pandey of Massachusetts Maritime, who advocated for mandatory tug escorts regardless of the ship, its cargo or the port.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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mandatory

2 of 2 noun
  • One that avoids making certain information mandatory may be easy to speak, but leaves the listener to fill in the gaps.
    — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Now, the push to make paid sick leave mandatory has become a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic response on Capitol Hill, Dustin Gardiner reports.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have all made face coverings in public mandatory.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
  • With New Delhi weighing a law that would make local storage mandatory, mining tycoon Gautam Adani wants to invest $10 billion in server farms in just one state.
    — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The Shift Project showed that at 34 French universities, less than one-quarter of degree programs offered any courses in climate and energy issues, and most of those did not make such a class mandatory.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2021
  • The group was scheduled for an upcoming mandatory, aka boring, 48-hour training, but were instead surprised with an island vacation to the Florida Keys.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • But some mandatories come with parole In some cases, a minimum sentence will still be imposed, but the convict would be newly eligible for parole.
    — Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
  • Black Sheep, an upscale restaurant group in Hong Kong, has made temperature checks and surveys about medical history mandatory at its 23 restaurants.
    — Su-Hyun Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2020
  • Against Mandatory Minimums counts 22 states that have cut sentencing guidelines for drug offenders.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 May 2017
  • Buying such insurance is quasi-mandatory, since banks won’t issue mortgages unless a property is covered.
    — Emanuel Ubert, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2017
  • In August, Medicare officials proposed canceling mandatory bundled payments for certain surgeries and scaling back the program for knee and hip replacements.
    — Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News, 1 Sep. 2017
  • California made reprocessing of food waste mandatory this year.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Capacity is reduced, users spaced out, mask usage mandatory and coffee/tea service temporarily put on hold because of the indoor dining restrictions.
    — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • This system took millions of dollars to develop and is often pointed to as a working example of upload filters by rights holders and lawmakers who wish to make such technology mandatory for every website which hosts user content online.
    — Ulrich Kaiser, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2018
  • In their statement, Linden’s family called on other departments to make sensory-inclusive training mandatory.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Tests to check that older vehicles in Washington’s most-populous areas comply with emission regulations: Mandatory.
    — Jessica Lee, The Seattle Times, 31 July 2017
  • Including bottomless mimosas for $15 (two-hour limit, entree purchase mandatory).
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Like Obamacare, which essentially makes health care mandatory for everyone, insurance coverage is compulsory in Germany.
    — Patrick May, The Mercury News, 2 June 2017
  • Making personal finance instruction mandatory helps to reach students at all socioeconomic levels, advocates say.
    — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Separately, an Iceland law that took effect Jan. 1 makes equal pay for equal work mandatory in the northern European nation, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality.
    — Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2018
  • One that avoids making certain information mandatory may be easy to speak, but leaves the listener to fill in the gaps.
    — The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Now, the push to make paid sick leave mandatory has become a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic response on Capitol Hill, Dustin Gardiner reports.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have all made face coverings in public mandatory.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
  • With New Delhi weighing a law that would make local storage mandatory, mining tycoon Gautam Adani wants to invest $10 billion in server farms in just one state.
    — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The Shift Project showed that at 34 French universities, less than one-quarter of degree programs offered any courses in climate and energy issues, and most of those did not make such a class mandatory.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2021
  • The group was scheduled for an upcoming mandatory, aka boring, 48-hour training, but were instead surprised with an island vacation to the Florida Keys.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • But some mandatories come with parole In some cases, a minimum sentence will still be imposed, but the convict would be newly eligible for parole.
    — Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 26 June 2017
  • Black Sheep, an upscale restaurant group in Hong Kong, has made temperature checks and surveys about medical history mandatory at its 23 restaurants.
    — Su-Hyun Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2020
  • Against Mandatory Minimums counts 22 states that have cut sentencing guidelines for drug offenders.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 May 2017
  • Buying such insurance is quasi-mandatory, since banks won’t issue mortgages unless a property is covered.
    — Emanuel Ubert, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2017

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