- present participle of prohibit.
prohibiting
Example Sentences
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It cited a statement in a Scalia opinion to the effect that a 19th-century statute prohibiting the theft of goods would apply to the theft of microwave ovens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Former Heisman-winning QB Jayden Daniels issues cease-and-desist letter to LSU prohibiting the school from using his name, image and likeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Revising guidelines, Education Minister Paul Givan said that, from the start of the 2027/2028 academic year, schools will be banned from prohibiting girls wearing trousers.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
From Leigh Ramsey at Bluefield Research I learned about Texas outright prohibiting utilities from connecting to the internet, and establishing a “Cyber Command” to identify weaknesses and coordinate responses.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Briggs’s rules prohibiting publication of fission-related articles soon expanded to a blanket ban on any discussion of the topic outside the confines of the laboratory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
