be allowed

Example Sentences

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He will not be allowed to officiate at the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Only people with tickets to the game, Penn Station travelers, people who work nearby or those with valid reasons to be in the area will be allowed to enter the perimeter, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Any voter who arrives after the polls have closed may not be allowed to vote, even if voters who were in line to vote before the polls closed are in the process of voting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

All people should be allowed to grow and change their minds, as Platner says he has done since his Reddit-posting days.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“But it doesn’t sit right with me for all the others to be allowed to use their abilities and you not. And I suppose no one said it was against the rules of the tryout.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston