Example Sentences

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Then it unbanned him and rejected GameStop’s takeover attempt, with its board saying the offer was “neither credible nor attractive.”

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Tweeting this month, he pressed what he called a conspiracy theory: “twitter unbanned all of us cuz their engagement was tanking w/o us.”

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The ANC is the oldest liberation movement against colonialism in Africa and led South Africa’s transition from white minority rule to democracy after it was unbanned in 1990.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

In less than 24 hours, James Corden has been unbanned from Balthazar, the swanky Michelen-starred restaurant based in New York City, after he "apologized profusely" to the restaurant's owner, Keith McNally.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

Almost the entire executive leadership of the ANC, both banned and unbanned, had been arrested.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela