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
Staff at a North Korean restaurant in Dandong forbade AFP journalists from filming or taking photos of a large screen showing a patriotic music and dance performance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
The rules allowed demonstrators to gather but forbade them from marching.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 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
