verboten

Example Sentences

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For years, every visit to the supermarket, a restaurant or a party meant consulting my mental guidebook to establish what was and wasn't verboten.

From Salon

He now works with a therapist to wean himself off weed, and smoking it is verboten, because it’s fast-acting.

From Seattle Times

For many, it’s verboten to choose the same entree as one’s dining partner.

From Washington Post

McDonald’s said last February that it would push its 2022 deadline to 2024, and that the crates were only verboten after pregnancy was confirmed — which can take as long as six weeks after insemination.

From Seattle Times

But for the term to stand alone, especially as a military or political title, is basically verboten.

From New York Times