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mustn't

American  
[muhs-uhnt] / ˈmʌs ənt /
  1. contraction of must not.


Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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I’m sad that I mustn’t climb tall ladders anymore, per an agreement with Karen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finnish President Alexander Stubb was also quoted as saying: "We mustn't leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys."

From BBC

One is: We mustn’t ever get into a world where it’s got to be a genocide before we care about it.

From Slate

But Oedipus’ strengths — the keenness of his mind, his heroic commitment to truth and transparency — mustn’t be overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times

"You know, 'it mustn't happen again. We cannot inflict this on our children'. There was astonishment, a shock realisation that the war had been so much more horrible than anyone had imagined it could be."

From BBC