INJUNCTION in a Sentence

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For INJUNCTION, below is one of 38 sentences:
I obey the first clause of the injunction by trying once more, but am not so successful with the second, for I am very stupid.

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 Meanings and Examples of INJUNCTION
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injunction
 n.  act of enjoining; act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  I was certainly feeling very weary, so I obeyed his injunction.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2  My injunction is, Keep it quiet, and let it seem to blow over.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X
3  An injunction has been taken out against the woman.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
4  These words, in plain English, conveyed an injunction to ring the bell.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  However, I threw all fears to the winds, ate a hearty supper, drove to Paddington, and started off, having obeyed to the letter the injunction as to holding my tongue.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
6  At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XV—CAMBRONNE
7  He seated Cosette with her back against a stone post, with an injunction to be silent, and ran to the spot where the conduit touched the pavement.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—THE GROPINGS OF FLIGHT
8  Jean Valjean's injunction, and the name of Madame Thenardier, had chilled her blood.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
9  At this injunction from his superior, Felton obeyed; but in going out, he put the knife into his bosom.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 57 MEANS FOR CLASSICAL TRAGEDY
10  I obey the first clause of the injunction by trying once more, but am not so successful with the second, for I am very stupid.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4. I FALL INTO DISGRACE
11  I tried, on her injunction, to fix it, and to hear something of what was going on there, but quite in vain.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 24. MY FIRST DISSIPATION
12  It was addressed to myself; and laid an injunction on me, in a few affectionate words, never to refer to the subject of that evening.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 42. MISCHIEF
13  With this injunction he left her and went out to the cow-barn.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
14  Lily smiled faintly at the injunction to take her tea strong.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 10
15  And with this fearful injunction the count disappeared through the door, which noiselessly closed after him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 100. The Apparition.
Example Sentence:
1  The court upheld an injunction barring protesters from blocking access to the company.
2  He took out a court injunction against the newspaper demanding the return of the document.
3  The family is seeking an injunction against the book's publication.
4  She took out an injunction to prevent the press publishing the information.
5  They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
6  The civil liberties group is seeking a preliminary injunction barring Republican Gov.
7  Before the judge issues the injunction, you must warrant her this action.
8  The court has issued an injunction forbidding them to strike for a month.
9  Apple failed to persuade U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to issue a permanent injunction against the sale of Samsung phones in the United States.