When mob rules take over a city, justice and order quickly collapse.

During the dispute, several departments initiated work-to-rules to pressure management without calling a formal strike.

At the office, people often follow unspoken rules about who speaks first in meetings.

In every workplace there are unwritten rules that often determine who gets promoted.

When managing the project, she sometimes bends the rules to meet tight deadlines.

Because we were short-staffed, she bent the rules to approve the application.

When organizing the charity event, we had to bend the rules about food permits to get everything done on time.

The coach, bending the rules, allowed extra practice time for the team.

Before the trip, we reviewed the golden rules for hiking to ensure everyone's safety.

The pie rules were updated before the annual baking contest.