allowable

Example Sentences

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In recent years, the allowable uses of 529s have expanded beyond higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In recent years, Congress has also expanded the list of allowable reasons to take a hardship withdrawal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Adding the firing squad in Arizona requires a constitutional amendment because the state’s constitution explicitly describes the sole methods of execution allowable for the state.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The government passed a new public-private partnership External link law last year, which will streamline the process and expand allowable funding sources for rebuilding the country.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The house is obnoxiously huge, like the rest of the houses around it, built out to as close to the edge of the property line as allowable by law.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman