Synonym: administer, command, control, decree, dictate, direct, dominate, govern, guide, head, influence, instruct, lead, manage, mark off, measure, order, prevail, regulate, reign, supervise. Antonym: exception. Similar words: as a rule, ruling, schedule, molecule, on schedule, behind schedule, ahead of schedule. Meaning: [ruːl] 
n. 1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 2. something regarded as a normative example 3. prescribed guide for conduct or action 4. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice 5. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct 6. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system 7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power 8. dominance or power through legal authority 9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted 10. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order 11. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems 12. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. v. 1. exercise authority over; as of nations 2. decide with authority 3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 4. decide on and make a declaration about 5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 6. mark or draw with a ruler 7. keep in check.
n. 1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior 2. something regarded as a normative example 3. prescribed guide for conduct or action 4. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice 5. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct 6. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system 7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power 8. dominance or power through legal authority 9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted 10. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order 11. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems 12. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. v. 1. exercise authority over; as of nations 2. decide with authority 3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 4. decide on and make a declaration about 5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 6. mark or draw with a ruler 7. keep in check. 
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91. We are here to uphold the rule of law.
92. There is an exception to this grammatical rule.
93. The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.
94. Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
95. He continued to rule the country de facto.
96. In England, the sovereign reigns but does not rule.
97. You shouldn't let your boyfriend rule your life .
98. He left his son to rule over Saragossa.
99. Only the Appeal Court can rule on this point.
100. We cannot rule out the possibility of mistaken identity.
101. His rule was ordained by heaven.
102. Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.
103. Nehru ordained that socialism should rule.
104. The President resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.
105. The officials went strictly by the rule book.
106. They believed that kings were predestined to rule.
107. The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
108. This rule is inoperative until further notice.
109. That's a good rule to go by.
110. I go to bed early as a rule.
111. The rule has been in abeyance since 1980.
112. Nurses are continuing to work to rule.
113. As a general rule, I only read detective novels.
114. He makes it a rule never to borrow money.
115. The rule must be complied with.
115. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
116. The number-one rule for being a good colleague is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship.
117. The rule applies where a person owns stock in a corporation.
118. A rule says that the height of a wave will usually be no more than one-tenth of the wind's speed .
119. He established one-man rule in his country seven months ago.
120. Use a rule to measure the width of that cloth.
More similar words: as a rule, ruling, schedule, molecule, on schedule, behind schedule, ahead of schedule.