forbade
Example Sentences
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The reason for the separation between the businesses, Corley added, had to do with a defunct local law that forbade the two establishments existing under one umbrella.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
That’s because the rule never forbade criticism of the SEC, but only a defendant’s attempt to deny the allegations or facts in a settlement that it “neither admitted nor denied.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Mr. Ahamed is sure it would have helped, but the spirit of the times resisted it and the law of the land forbade it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In a video posted Wednesday, Transport Minister Said bin Hamood bin Said Al Maawali said that international conventions signed by Oman forbade taking tolls for passage, but that talks were ongoing with the foreign ministry.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
No one forbade him, so he clapped again, loudly, four or five times and greeted each man politely.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
