proscriptive

Example Sentences

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But the prohibitive costs and proscriptive laws sometimes mean there’s no choice at all.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

Viewed this way, minding our p’s and q’s is less about proscriptive notions of correctness, and more about mindfulness, self-discovery and proper conduct.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

But it’s to Leaf’s credit that there’s nothing simplistic, and certainly nothing proscriptive, about how that closure takes place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

“You can be anyone you want to be, free from proscriptive constructs and sensory needs,” said Lucie Greene, the founder of Light Years, a futures and brand strategy firm.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Here his career indicates how little foundation there was for the persistent Catholic complaints of the proscriptive intolerance of the Calixtins.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles