- present participle of prohibit.
prohibiting
Example Sentences
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Defence lawyer Mohamed Sakr said in court that the order prohibiting Ahmed from assaulting, threatening, stalking or intimidating his father had been accepted without admissions, according to national broadcaster ABC.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The group said the investigation should examine whether Carr and Trusty broke rules on accepting gifts or broke criminal laws prohibiting federal officials from accepting illegal gratuities.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
MLB added a regulation in 2023 expliciting prohibiting that kind of behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For example, Spain wants to ban under-16s accessing social networks, while France proposes prohibiting children aged 15 and under.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
On August 6 of that year, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prohibiting the literacy tests that for decades had been used to keep Negroes from voting, primarily in the South.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
