forbade
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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But Jackson’s estate belatedly realized a settlement he had signed with the boy’s family forbade it from using his story for commercial purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In a video posted Wednesday, Transport Minister Said bin Hamood bin Said Al Maawali said that international conventions signed by Oman forbade taking tolls for passage, but that talks were ongoing with the foreign ministry.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
And Handorf bought land near La Puente, which he forbade his family from selling.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
"We came together to stop war, we came together to build a market. But we always forbade ourselves to think of power."
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Cape pigeons often darted and flitted around the boat, but the men couldn’t bring themselves to kill the friendly birds, and ancient superstition forbade them from killing the albatross that still followed majestically above.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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