- present participle of sanction.
sanctioning
Example Sentences
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Russia is equally reliant on Beijing for nitrocellulose, a supply that Washington has sought to disrupt by sanctioning Chinese companies for selling the material to Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
And with the sanctioning bodies now having a decision to make, he could be elevated to champion.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
But he added that "there are still significant loopholes and areas that have been unaddressed by sanctioning countries", allowing volumes to remain high.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The law said the president in response to a national emergency may deal with an “unusual and extraordinary threat” by freezing assets or sanctioning a foreign country or otherwise regulating trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Will, I say, cannot help sanctioning knowledge, for knowledge is always true to, because conditioned by, the natural action of the knower.
From The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker by Alfred H. Lloyd
