forbidding

Example Sentences

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The New York Times calling it "cold and forbidding", while the Washington Post described it as a "time warp."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Which is apt enough: With this comes the forbidding sense of being at the end of the world with no guardrails.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

The dark wooden front door looked as forbidding as a tightly closed mouth, and Meggie involuntarily reached for Mo's hand as they approached it.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke