forbade
Americanverb
verb
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
Mr. Ahamed is sure it would have helped, but the spirit of the times resisted it and the law of the land forbade it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
She also forbade local police from cooperating with the agency in any operation conducted solely on immigration grounds.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
He forbade them to touch them—“I have told you my will! Thwart it at your peril, for I am guided by the ancestral spirits.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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