Examples of impermissible in a Sentence
Such behavior is impermissible under the new guidelines.
an impermissible breach of etiquette
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Slavery had become ever more entrenched in America; this transformation had brought the fringe to the mainstream, made the unthinkable thinkable, the impermissible permissible.
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
In the last few months, the NCAA has ruled more than a dozen Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible for manipulating game results and their own performances, making impermissible bets, providing information to gamblers and not cooperating with investigations.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, amnesty for war crimes and crimes against humanity is impermissible because pardons deny victims justice and may embolden future perpetrators.
—Valerie Morkevicius, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Ahead of that meeting, Kugler sought permission to conduct financial transactions to address what the Fed official described as impermissible financial holdings.
—Amara Omeokwe, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
In the last few months, the NCAA has ruled more than a dozen Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible for manipulating game results and their own performances, making impermissible bets, providing information to gamblers and not cooperating with investigations.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
However, amnesty for war crimes and crimes against humanity is impermissible because pardons deny victims justice and may embolden future perpetrators.
—Valerie Morkevicius, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Ahead of that meeting, Kugler sought permission to conduct financial transactions to address what the Fed official described as impermissible financial holdings.
—Amara Omeokwe, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Impermissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impermissible. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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impermissible
adjective
im·per·mis·si·ble
ˌim-pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
: not permissible
impermissibly
adverb
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