allowed
Example Sentences
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This allowed them to measure electrical activity at individual filopodia while simulating the release of glutamate.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Marines were given 12 rules for engaging with protesters, and Rule 1 was clear: Force “of any kind” was allowed only as a last resort.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
"Two, I think, were allowed to retire. Only one received a written warning. We can't abide by that."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
But that same precedent mostly allowed lawmakers to gerrymander for the purpose of ensuring minority citizens had minority representation corresponding to their share of the population.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Laughing because I was home; crying because Father and Betsie, the only two people she had ever allowed herself to love, would never be.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing allowed
Commonly Confused Words, List 3
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