ban
verb (used with object)
to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict.
banned
Example Sentences
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Since many schools have banned homework, kids while away their afternoons on social media where proper grammar and syntax are passé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It is the only country in the world where girls' education is banned after primary school.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Committee members were concerned that this wasn’t the first time Narbonne had broken rules, with the team being banned in 2019 and then again committed rule violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 1836, near the end of Jackson’s second term, Congress adopted a gag rule that banned any discussion of petitions or legislation related to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
