Sentence examples for * circumscribe from inspiring English sources

But it has since tried to circumscribe that power.

"When I can't say something," she explained, "I circumscribe".

They are attempts to circumscribe democracy on behalf of corporate power.

The amendment sought to circumscribe the conservative body's ability to exclude candidates.

This means women often conform their behaviour to masculine stereotypes and circumscribe "feminine" behaviour.

And, again: "To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer".

Indeed, the day is long past when any dictionary could circumscribe the "official" language.

But district lines drawn after the 2010 census circumscribe their opportunities.

"A search warrant exists and is required not simply to permit, but to circumscribe, police intrusions".

The party's conservative wing wants to circumscribe those benefit programs, despite their popularity among voters.

Would they further corrode my sense of autonomy or further circumscribe my existence?