ban
verb (used with object)
to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict.
has banned
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present perfectof ban (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The company has previously got into hot water with the UK advertising watchdog, which has banned some of its adverts for making "misleading" claims.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Laos has banned the import of gasoline cars altogether for the rest of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Russia, once a top exporter of fuel, has had about a third of its refining capacity knocked offline and has banned some fuel shipments until February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pa says the Angkar has abolished markets, schools, and universities, and has banned money, watches, clocks, eight-track players, and televisions.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
