forbidding

Example Sentences

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In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

And at least one time, the government deported a noncitizen in direct contravention of a court order forbidding that deportation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Creators can also set their own personal boundaries—such as forbidding questions about their personal lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Especially high against me it stood, strange and forbidding, although why this should be I could not think, finally putting it down to my imagination.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya