Example sentences for: imposition

How can you use “imposition” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Times noted that Christian groups in the region have faced harassment by Sunni Muslims because they oppose the imposition of Shariat Islamic Law.

  • Holmes, Brandeis, and their disciples consistently supported state intervention in economic affairs--the passage of health and safety regulations, the protection of unions, the imposition of taxes, and so on.

  • Both the NYT and WP run stories on a development sure to be cited in this country by libertarians chafing against proposed Internet regulation: China's imposition today of stiff fines and prison sentences for distribution or consumption via the Net of "harmful information," defined as that which "defames government agencies," "impedes public order," or "damages state interests."

  • An editorial in the right-wing ABC supported the invocation of Kosovo, damning the nationalists' focus on "ethnicity, linguistic imposition, collusion with ETA terrorism, dishonest rewriting of history, and social exclusion."

  • Giddy with delight over his imposition of midtown martial law, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani showed up on every channel.


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