countenanced
- past participle of countenance.
- past tense form of countenance.
Example Sentences
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It understood its sector — venture capitalists and technology start-ups — and made loans that national banks would never have countenanced.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Because it is outrageous that such a wealthy city has countenanced inhuman living conditions like this for years.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Ms. Notz, though, said the founders never countenanced the idea of revocation so those shouldn’t count.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
But there was no evidence that Gore was aware of any straw-donor campaign contribution scheme by a foreign adversary, which he would never have countenanced.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018
To places that didn’t share a border with slave states, had never countenanced the abomination of slavery.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
