Examples of permissible in a Sentence
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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Employers should review their current background check practices to ensure compliance with SB 1061 and existing credit check laws while still assessing candidates’ financial responsibility, as necessary, through permissible means.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
And for the political press, whatever gets Harris across the finish line first is permissible.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
Throughout the hearing, the panel raised several hypotheticals to weigh both sides' arguments, perhaps most notably pondering if the law's provisions would potentially be permissible in war times.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
In addition to her films and image, Tate contributed posthumously to victims' rights: Her mother, Doris Tate, helped get the Victims’ Bill of Rights, which allowed victim impact statements to be permissible in court, passed in California in 1982.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
And for the political press, whatever gets Harris across the finish line first is permissible.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
Throughout the hearing, the panel raised several hypotheticals to weigh both sides' arguments, perhaps most notably pondering if the law's provisions would potentially be permissible in war times.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024
In addition to her films and image, Tate contributed posthumously to victims' rights: Her mother, Doris Tate, helped get the Victims’ Bill of Rights, which allowed victim impact statements to be permissible in court, passed in California in 1982.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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