- present tense form of allow (3rd person singular).
allows
Example Sentences
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It is about getting the story across, in a manner that allows the audience to relate and gives the performers the opportunity to share their story in a positive way, without feeling shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It doesn’t make what they’ve done OK, but it allows us to accept the harm that has been done and move on.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Most shares owned by insiders are subject to a complicated, staggered lockup schedule that allows certain amounts of stock to be released at a time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
That ability allows information to be stored and processed in the same place, resembling the way neurons function in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
But the real conundrum that heredity solves is much more general: What is the nature of instruction that allows an organism to build a nose—any nose—in the first place?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
