outlawed
Example Sentences
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I wondered if ambiguity had been outlawed along with the funeral rites of Antíkona’s warrior brother Polynices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The boy was a gang leader in a Caracas high school and a member of an outlawed Venezuelan Communist youth group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whitby began a long and profitable history with whaling during the 18th Century and despite the controversial practice being outlawed in 1986 to protect the species, the arch remains popular with both visitors and locals.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Vigilantes and unaffiliated heroes are outlawed, and a few superheroes that haven’t retired go to work for the government.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2019
She hadn’t returned to the Great Library since—and wondered how many of those invaluable works had been ordered destroyed by the King of Adarlan when he outlawed magic.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
