Example sentences for: forbid

How can you use “forbid” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Still other faiths forbid specific erotic acts, such as getting undressed or smiling.

  • The NYT explains its access to senators' versions of the day by stating that although Senate rules forbid the lawmakers from divulging what occurs in closed session, senators had voted in open session to allow each other to essentially reiterate what they said behind closed doors.

  • God forbid you miss the next development in this season of peace on earth and goodwill toward men.

  • If someone being electrocuted in the chair, God forbid, happens to get burned or suffer a nosebleed, so be it.

  • Unlike virtually every other state with gambling, South Carolina does not tax gambling revenues, does not forbid children to play the machines, and does not ban felons from owning them.


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