forbid
Example Sentences
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Staff at a North Korean restaurant in Dandong forbade AFP journalists from filming or taking photos of a large screen showing a patriotic music and dance performance.
From Barron's
Note that tipping TSA agents isn’t allowed because federal workers are forbidden from accepting gratuities for performing official duties.
Visitors can even pay to spend a few hours working in the writing room of Mark Twain’s Connecticut house, although sitting at his desk is—oddly—forbidden.
Communications Act, which forbids owners from outside the U.S. from holding more than 25% of the equity or voting interests in an entity that maintains an FCC license.
From Los Angeles Times
Not long after, adults will follow suit and find themselves relishing the activities they once forbade their children from.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
