forbade
Example Sentences
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England’s king forbade English ships from providing any relief.
When Gandhi began his salt march he forbade women from joining, but several female leaders eventually convinced him to accord them a greater role.
From BBC
America has long had a fear of big banks, and for decades banking law forbade banks from crossing state lines.
From New York Times
When the Spanish colonized Colombia in the 16th century, they forbade the traditional religions observed by Indigenous and Afro-descendant populations, making Roman Catholicism as the law of the land.
From New York Times
The Vatican forbade him from public or private ministry, ordered L’Eau Vive dissolved and its members forbidden from reconstituting the community.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
