- present participle of forbid.
forbidding
Example Sentences
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The New York Times calling it "cold and forbidding", while the Washington Post described it as a "time warp."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
In 1980, justices struck down a law virtually identical to Texas’, forbidding states from placing the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 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
After those arrests, a local circuit court judge, James A. Hare, issued an injunction forbidding public gatherings of more than three people.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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