forbidding
Example Sentences
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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
He saw no signs forbidding parking where he pulled over, and the curb was not, by all appearances, painted red, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed forbidding gas stations from changing prices more than once a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“Sir, are you forbidding me to fly any more combat missions?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing forbidding
