Example Sentences

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He was open about being gay, even when homosexuality was outlawed in Britain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

One of the biggest crises the company faced was Prohibition, when liquor was outlawed and distilleries in America were forced to close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, which outlawed the additives between 1990 and 2008.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Johnson, which effectively allowed cities to outlaw public camping, Albuquerque began a regime of sweeps, actively dismantling encampments—soon after, they outlawed public camping altogether.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“The reason these sorts of trips are outlawed by the Time Bureau is because people from the future should never change things about the past.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles