permitted

Example Sentences

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“All those A’s are going to become A-minuses,” he said, except for A’s permitted by the cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Some churches around the Anglican world have long permitted women bishops, with the first appointed in the United States in 1989.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Beyond the vibrations, Honda's power-unit is down on power from both the internal combustion engine and electrical system, which can neither recover nor deploy energy at the full permitted 350kW rate.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

That guy wasn’t a permitted camper, insisted Gil.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I went back to my cell with a new resolve: the next time I was permitted a shower I would take with me three of my gospels.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom