forbade
verb
a simple past tense of forbid.
Example Sentences
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The Meyer decision, for example, overturned a Nebraska law which forbad teaching non-English languages in public and private schools.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2022
And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
From Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists by M. N. Olmsted
The late Mr. Charles Dickens, in his will, forbad the wearing of hat-bands at his funeral.
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Walter Field
In the seventeenth they forbad her all worldly songs; as to religious songs, she abstains from them much more easily.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet
Prudence forbad him to approve, we are told, what kindness would not suffer him to prohibit.
From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Hester Chapone
