How to use "dictate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dictate" in popular movie and book plots

  • Seeing that Barney's trying to dictate her career, Quinn asks for some time to think and leaves Barney, who reinstates the employee.  - Good Crazy
  • KirinyagaKoriba kills a newborn child because traditional beliefs dictate that it is a demon.  - Kirinyaga (novel)
  • Once inside, Eli, revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the Bible from memory to Lombardi (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of the group.  - The Book of Eli
  • Due to the secrecy of the robot's mission, their orders dictate they must destroy themselves upon discovery.  - Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Odyssey
  • Among other things, the rules dictate that he be washed by the matron every night and wear an old-fashioned uniform.  - Time Gentlemen, Please!
  • To prevent this, he starts to dictate who Hayley gets to date with or not, airlifting guys she is interested in.  - Pulling Double Booty
  • Before he passes away, Manu uses a tape recorder to dictate his life for others to hear of.  - The Witnesses
  • Edley has Bunny come to his apartment to dictate a proposed contract for his deal with the Bey.  - Week-End at the Waldorf
  • The love for his wife that used to dictate his every action is replaced with an inescapable infatuation with the excitement of the Pit.  - The Pit (Norris novel)
  • He shares a cell with four other inmates, and adjusts to the strict rules which dictate prisoners' movements in minute detail.  - Doing Time (2002 film)
  • Sir Humphrey suggests that they take more from the United Kingdom, but the economics dictate otherwise.  - Doing the Honours
  • He tells the audience that he "will dictate peace term in the White House".  - Tokio Jokio
  • Hirohito reflects on the foundation of the conflict while attempting to dictate peace terms.  - The Sun (film)
  • Cain warns Starbuck not to let her conscience dictate how she behaves at difficult moments.  - Resurrection Ship
  • Kelly's brave retort, "Don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall.  - Battle of Britain (film)
  • Following the Ridolfi plot of 1571 prisoners were made to dictate their confessions, before copying and signing them, if they still could.  - Guy Fawkes

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