Example sentences for: sanctions

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

  • In exchange, Saudi Arabia will work to lift the sanctions that have been in force against Libya since 1992.

  • Amid general condemnation of Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic over the repression in Kosovo, the conservative Le Figaro of Paris struck a discordant note with a column defending his right to "maintain order" in the province and attacking the economic sanctions decided upon by the Contact Group countries in London this week.

  • The Washington Post leads with a lengthy article on the reasons--stated and unstated--that U.S. special forces help train foreign troops, even in countries under U.S. sanctions.

  • Sheehan said that the new UN sanctions were aimed at the Taliban's primary supporters: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

  • Security Council marked the occasion by renewing sanctions against Iraq for another six months.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast