allowed
Example Sentences
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"I wasn't allowed to tell anybody from the first phone call I got which is tough," she said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said they allowed over 25 vessels including oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
These are generally about other people, or being embedded in the band, and rays of light are allowed to break through, if sometimes tentatively.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
You aren’t allowed to bring fruits or vegetables through airport security, but you can purchase whole pineapples at the gate—a fact I find hilarious.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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