verboten

Example Sentences

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But since Hindus revere Hanuman, the monkey god, killing the creatures is verboten.

From Salon

Say something “They” don’t like and you, my friend, are verboten.

From Washington Times

Bipartisanship isn’t merely difficult in Washington — it’s verboten, according to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

From Washington Times

Working out was once verboten, because doing what archetypical jocks were doing was inherently understood as a betrayal of the skateboarding lifestyle.

From New York Times

Even better than the FTC mapping out verboten conduct that federal law allows, however, would be for federal law to stop allowing it.

From Washington Post