has countenanced
- present perfect of countenance (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Because it is outrageous that such a wealthy city has countenanced inhuman living conditions like this for years.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
And the league office has countenanced it — and even covered for it with its own double-dealing.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
It is the parsimonious conduct of democracy towards its principal officers which has countenanced a supposition of far more economical propensities than any which it really possesses.
From Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Reeves, Henry
That is why Charles Gould in his deep, dumb way has countenanced the Ribierist Mandate, the first public act that promised him safety on other than venal grounds.
From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph
It is the parsimonious conduct of democracy toward its principal officers, which has countenanced a supposition of far more economical propensities than any which it really possesses.
From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de
