forbid
Example Sentences
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In last spring’s world championship in Canada, for example, Chinese athletes were accused of touching a stone with a broom, kicking a stone and illegal sweeping — all forbidden acts.
From Los Angeles Times
Under such pressure, her parents relented, but forbade the couple from marrying until Brigitte was 18.
From BBC
United Nations sanctions that took effect in late 2019 forbid member countries from hosting North Korean workers.
The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.
French law forbids any deductions from a worker's salary.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
