Examples of allowable in a Sentence
international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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That's why the EPA has finalized a rule restricting six PFAS chemicals in the water – individually, or in combination with each other or both – meaning water systems are required to monitor for these chemicals and remove them if they're found above allowable levels.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Beausoleil, like the other speakers at the hearing, requested that the judge hand the shooter’s parents the maximum allowable sentence.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Lima said each airline has slightly different dimensions for allowable carry-on bags, and different tickets have different rules.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The university listed statistics as an allowable substitute for algebra 2, according to a 2013 UC document.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
While knowing the spelling of allowable words is a necessity, knowing their definitions doesn’t matter to some players.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Miller said there are allowable quantities for certain things that can be put in those rooms.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The trustees also approved Whitten’s recommendation that the university maintain ongoing support for the Kinsey Institute to the full extent allowable by state statute.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, among other repressive regimes, strictly regulated and even dictated the bounds of allowable art, music, and literature.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Beausoleil, like the other speakers at the hearing, requested that the judge hand the shooter’s parents the maximum allowable sentence.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Lima said each airline has slightly different dimensions for allowable carry-on bags, and different tickets have different rules.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The university listed statistics as an allowable substitute for algebra 2, according to a 2013 UC document.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
While knowing the spelling of allowable words is a necessity, knowing their definitions doesn’t matter to some players.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Miller said there are allowable quantities for certain things that can be put in those rooms.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The trustees also approved Whitten’s recommendation that the university maintain ongoing support for the Kinsey Institute to the full extent allowable by state statute.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, among other repressive regimes, strictly regulated and even dictated the bounds of allowable art, music, and literature.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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