be granted

Example Sentences

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That would eventually be granted - and after 19 years in power, the party is now trying to renew itself in office and prove that it still has the energy and ideas to govern.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A Texas summer camp where 27 girls died in a flood last July has been informed by state authorities that it hasn’t met adequate safety standards to be granted an operating license for this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It added that passage of the strait would only be "granted to civilian vessels under specific conditions."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Transiting the waterway is “not a privilege to be granted, withheld or weaponized.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“To be chosen as an Aspirant for the Trials is to be granted the greatest honor the Empire has to offer.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir