granted

Example Sentences

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About an hour into the hearing, the judge granted him conditional release and adjourned the hearing, the broadcaster said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

A campaigner for clean waterways has said there is a risk of pollution, despite part of the River Thames being granted bathing status by the government.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

You raise an important point about inequality, and it’s something that no one should forget, nor should people take their good fortune for granted.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

He was, however, granted flexibility as to when to serve his jail time and had not served it yet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

This new vocabulary was crucial to explaining the status of the new knowledge, and yet it is a language that we have come to take so completely for granted that its invention has become invisible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton