Sentences with forbid
for·bid
F f - They'll forbid you to marry. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
- His own pride forbids him to ask Arthur's help. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
- The new trade ban would forbid US shipments there of Rolexes, French cognac, plasma TVs, yachts and more.
- They have to, because Victorian laws forbid insemination with donor sperm in a clinic.
- To forbid him entry to the house.
- To forbid the use of lipstick; to forbid smoking.
- It has rare treasures such as canary pudding, jackaroo pudding, dandy pudding, paradise pudding and even, heaven forbid, parsnip pudding.
- Even if Dunst does, heaven forbid, end up in rehab at some future date.
- Burlesque is forbidden in many cities.
- Spurred by deep election-year voter anger, the US Senate has voted to forbid government-funded bailouts of big banks.
- Forbid is the basic, direct word meaning to command a person to refrain from some action; , prohibit implies a forbidding by law or official decree; , interdict implies legal or ecclesiastical prohibition, usually for a limited time, as an exemplary punishment or to forestall unfavorable developments; , enjoin implies a legal order from a court prohibiting (or ordering) a given action, under penalty; , ban1 implies legal or ecclesiastical prohibition with an added connotation of strong condemnation or censure