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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The Warriors coach saw the chants as something that would not have been permissible a decade ago.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
This group must define the scope of AI use, outlining permissible applications and red lines, such as prohibiting the entry of sensitive data into public AI models.
—Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Senate parliamentarian must rule on whether the gimmick is permissible before the upper chamber votes on the compromise budget resolution.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
This group must define the scope of AI use, outlining permissible applications and red lines, such as prohibiting the entry of sensitive data into public AI models.
—Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Senate parliamentarian must rule on whether the gimmick is permissible before the upper chamber votes on the compromise budget resolution.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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