Example Sentences

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In recent years, administrations have granted temporary waivers allowing E15 sales nationwide through the summer months.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Subplots like this have granted “The Pitt” a kind of cultural essentiality.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

We have granted weapons to institutions without demanding restraint.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Four years on from Peter Jackson's sprawling Get Back docuseries, this is the first time that all four band members and their estates have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Judging by the way he was fidgeting atop the Iron Throne, Joff would willingly have granted it, but the day's work was far from done.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin