How to Use require in a Sentence

require

verb
Definition of requirenext
Synonyms for requirenext
  • The ethics panel for the state of New York said the judge was not required to recuse.
    — ABC News, 2 June 2024
  • That would also require the state to take on more debt.
    — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Disney+ is the only platform that required a trip to the FAQs to figure out how to cancel.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
  • How to plan a Northern Lights trip Catching the northern lights requires a bit of know-how.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The wand is simple to use and only requires 5-minute treatments.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • And they were equally dedicated to the long hours in the gym required to reach the highest level in the sport.
    — Alice Park/paris, TIME, 31 July 2024
  • The film was a labor of love, requiring two years of research and four years of shooting.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 May 2024
  • The stove requires a match or lighter to ignite, but so do pricier models.
    — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
  • Not bad for a film that’s set in 2013, which required a surprising amount of retro equipment to pull off.
    — Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
  • TikTok required 9 months to reach the same number of consumers.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • But that also requires holding the House and gaining control of the Senate.
    — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Camp attendance all three days is required to complete the course.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Recently, though, my job has required me to move back to Chicago, which is great.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • But the problem isn’t requiring boys to sit still and pay attention.
    — WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
  • View Photos The Land Cruiser's no-brainer four-wheel drive does not require any action on the part of the driver.
    — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That included how her costume would move and how much kung fu would be required.
    — Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • They are only required to pay the debt owed on the property and a little extra to cover fees.
    — Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Apple was required to pay a $450-million settlement in the case.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Tugboats do assist them in and out of their berth in port, but were not required to assist vessels under the Key Bridge.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And in the early 1990s, most roles – except those requiring combat – opened up to women.
    — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 10 July 2023
  • Get rid of rules that require every living unit to include parking for cars.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Is our homebuilder required to make these roof repairs?
    — Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • An independent panelist agreed with the school and required Jinaphan to turn the address over to the college.
    — Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
  • The hot springs require advance reservations for day use.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
  • Deep draft vessels will be required to have a single escort tug until the work is complete.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 12 June 2024
  • Fishbowl’s old terms of service state that people who signed up for accounts may have been required to add their names.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And those controls still require an app-by-app approval system.
    — Byalexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That so many were so short Tesla shares requires mention in concert with Musk’s present status as the world’s richest man.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The train was found to be rideable, but its tracks were thrown off by the tornado and will require the replacement of several pieces.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Recuperating from Olympic viewing fever is a process that requires slow decompression in order to avoid facing the pressures of real life too rapidly.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024

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