be allowed

Example Sentences

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Only people with tickets to the game, Penn Station travelers, people who work nearby or those with valid reasons to be in the area will be allowed to enter the perimeter, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Any voter who arrives after the polls have closed may not be allowed to vote, even if voters who were in line to vote before the polls closed are in the process of voting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

All people should be allowed to grow and change their minds, as Platner says he has done since his Reddit-posting days.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Lamb said it was unusual to be allowed to work on such programmes at the same time and that it was partly because the late Windsor wanted him as her "new love interest".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

As soon as the days were warm, Laura and Mary begged to be allowed to run barefoot.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder