forbiddance

Example Sentences

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It came late in the first set, after Williams and Konta had tugged-of-war to 4-4 with a total forbiddance of service breaks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2017

It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Well, I would not so much care—should it serve you if I gave her strict forbiddance for to go?”

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

He thought wistfully of the welsher's peremptory forbiddance of all compromise—of the welsher's inexorable command to "wring the fine-feathered bird," lose whatever might be lost by it.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

Rather, how hast thou yielded to transgress The strict forbiddance, how to violate The sacred fruit forbidden!

From Paradise Lost by Milton, John