- present participle of forbid.
forbidding
Example Sentences
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They worked to exclude religious schools anyway by forbidding participants from discriminating based on religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
British naval blockades helped defeat Napoleon, who in turn had tried to hurt British merchants by forbidding their products from entering Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He saw no signs forbidding parking where he pulled over, and the curb was not, by all appearances, painted red, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
A grim-faced guard marched beside me, her scowl forbidding me to take pleasure in the expedition.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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