forbidden

Example Sentences

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Throughout her life, “if she was forbidden to do or say something,” we read, “her first impulse was to do it anyway.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Since 1996 Cambodian law has forbidden the unauthorised removal of antiquities, with a prison punishment of up to eight years.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The shift in attitude hasn’t been firmly diagrammed; instead, what’s going on here is mostly subconscious, like a collective unlocking of forbidden territory.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

She is often seen wearing her hair long, which is forbidden for her peers, and wearing designer clothes, which are out of reach for most in her country.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

I disappeared on long walks through forbidden streets, free of Mami’s vigilance.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago