permission

Example Sentences

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We waited for permission that came hours later, only to be ignored.

From Los Angeles Times

You should be having this conversation with your boyfriend, and if you both feel like you need permission from his family to make those vows — and sign that marriage contract — the answer reveals itself.

From MarketWatch

The women were recognized, with their permission, at the start of the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times

I have a question whose answer you may not like: In order for your stepsister to change your mother’s address for her bank account, she would legally and ethically require your mother’s permission.

From MarketWatch

Which is why, in the end, side night is a form of permission.

From Salon