Example Sentences

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“While other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours,” he said to cheers.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

Diplomatic Security officers had informed him when he joined the foreign service more than a decade ago that they were banning him from working in China.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2023

And then after hearing their justification and seeing the graphic put out explaining why they were banning the course, I felt insulted.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

Hong Kong and Macau said they were banning seafood from Fukushima and nine other Japanese prefectures.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

And schools across the country were banning trench coats, backpacks, black clothing, white makeup, Goth music, computer gaming shirts and symbols.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz