forbidding

Example Sentences

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Which is apt enough: With this comes the forbidding sense of being at the end of the world with no guardrails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He saw no signs forbidding parking where he pulled over, and the curb was not, by all appearances, painted red, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

But that decision does not prevent Congress from forbidding them by legislation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

And so, in the darkness and mist, Reynie picked his way alone through the forbidding hills.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart