permitted

Example Sentences

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E-tabs grew out of decades-old “charitable gaming” laws that permitted smaller games like bingo and blackjack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Rent increases will only be permitted "where landlords deliver genuine improvements to homes, particularly upgrades that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Some churches around the Anglican world have long permitted women bishops, with the first appointed in the United States in 1989.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

That guy wasn’t a permitted camper, insisted Gil.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“It’s rude, of course, but you’re permitted to ask. I wasn’t born with it. Hunting accident. Just before I was scheduled to leave for the front.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse