permitted

Example Sentences

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BlueCruise also permitted excessive speeding in a work zone, which was likely to blame in the Pennsylvania incident, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Jurors heard she was permitted to hold her son's hand when his life support was withdrawn, and was heard to say: "I should have protected you."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

And all these things were permitted by their military institutions and gave them a means of escaping hardships and dangers, as was mentioned.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli