Example Sentences

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Not all landowners have permitted the use of their land, however, meaning some sections of the trail are limited.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Nonetheless, a few courts have permitted recovery in these cases.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2024

In contrast, the bill would also have permitted physicians to perform surgeries on intersex children, a procedure advocates flag as often medically unnecessary and nonconsensual.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024

Renewable energy ordinances would have permitted Apex Clean Energy to build 75 wind turbines on private farmland northeast of Grand Rapids.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling