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Heaven forbid any parents nowadays expect their child to do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

If, heaven forbid, something breaks or gets stolen, it will be your responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The main reason drivers do not generally do this is that their contracts forbid it.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

God forbid a lady feels ravenous during her three p.m. slump.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

I didn’t expect the Villac Uma would forbid the bird from joining me.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

One 1937 policy, known as St. Paul’s Heights, forbids any building from obstructing views of the cathedral’s dome from vantage points up to 10 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Some of those strikes could violate international law, which forbids attacking civilian infrastructure.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Washington has vehemently opposed Tehran's desire to charge tolls in the strait, which international law generally forbids.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The agreement releases all survivors from any prior nondisclosure agreements and forbids any future such secrecy agreements, and prohibits any adult-to-minor digital communications in the archdiocese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her—the light which, showing the way, forbids it.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

The Meyer decision, for example, overturned a Nebraska law which forbad teaching non-English languages in public and private schools.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2022

The first article gave a master power to pledge the tackle of a ship, if in want of provisions for the crew, but forbad the sale of the hull without the owner’s permission.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

In St. Augustin's time, as we have seen, they positively forbad the Pope's interference with their internal government, and only submitted to it after they had been enfeebled by the irruption of the Vandals.

From The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Henry VII., who was a great card player, forbad cards to be used except during the Christmas holidays.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various

In another passage John is described as saying: "Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbad him."

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

Father Clement Thibault, Babs’s priest-mentor since childhood, is defrocked for publicly supporting the strikers after the church hierarchy forbade him from taking sides; the priest then begins a separate campaign to expose ecclesiastical misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The reason for the separation between the businesses, Corley added, had to do with a defunct local law that forbade the two establishments existing under one umbrella.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

That’s because the rule never forbade criticism of the SEC, but only a defendant’s attempt to deny the allegations or facts in a settlement that it “neither admitted nor denied.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

The gods presented her with a box into which each had put something harmful, and forbade her ever to open it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He is also forbidden from trying to contact Mountbatten-Windsor directly or indirectly, or approach him, or enter Norfolk.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Also worth noting: United has increased the fee it charges if you bring that forbidden carry-on bag to the gate if you don’t have status or certain United credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The statement said Del Naja and Marshall would “be banned from re-entering Singapore” and are forbidden from performing there again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Eyes tear up when unrequited love leads to isolation or forbidden love leads to death.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The Keeper is forbidden to share the secrets of the forest.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

If your niece’s mother lives there rent-free, the trustee should be comfortable that doing so benefits your niece and there should be no rules forbidding it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

The cultural chasm between Europeans and Africans presented obstacles to conversion, and a long legacy of church practice forbidding the enslavement of fellow Christians provided grounds to leave slaves in unbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Beijing retaliated by forbidding Chinese companies from ordering Boeing jets -- or receiving those already ordered.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

In 1980, justices struck down a law virtually identical to Texas’, forbidding states from placing the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

Just saying there was no need to do a thing wasn’t specifically forbidding an elf to do it.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer