How to Use allowance in a Sentence

allowance

noun

• Each of their children gets a weekly allowance of five dollars.
• They performed poorly, but allowances should be made for their inexperience.
• Once that allowance runs out, the app prompts users to pay.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
• Your back and your baggage allowance will thank you.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• There's an appetite for it, and an allowance for it.
  — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
• These groups are among those that are required to buy allowances.
  — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• That, too, begs a certain allowance.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
• Others make no such allowances.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
• That allowance for noise is what makes our result testable in practice.
  — Marc-Olivier Renou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• These days, though, what an allowance is has expanded.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
• Would a monthly allowance ensure the money wasn’t spent all at once?
  — Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• The tabloid also said the king plans to ax his younger brother’s royal allowance.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• All funds in these accounts come from our monthly allowances drawn from our joint account.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
• For many children, their first access to money is through an allowance.
  — ABC News, 30 June 2026
• Parents can set up savings goals and assign chores for an allowance through the apps, too.
  — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
• Charles spends all day on the phone, with only a six-minute daily allowance to use the bathroom.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• What is a personal needs allowance?
  — Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
• Let teens earn their spending money Part-time jobs teach lessons that allowances can’t.
  — Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
• There was an allowance race Saturday that had the resume of a stakes race.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
• The changes to lawmaker allowances were rolled back as part of efforts to defuse the rallies.
  — Grace Sihombing, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
• That does not include travel and expense allowances.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
• Tipping habits and even allowances are also feeling the brunt of rising prices.
  — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• The de minimis allowance has played a significant role in that.
  — Juan Londoño, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
• Free users can still see the lyrics tab while a song plays, but opening it now consumes part of a limited allowance.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
• Companies then buy and sell emissions allowances at an auction.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
• The law makes a few allowances for pet owners who want to take their animals into a grocery store.
  — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
• Instead, try allotting up to a fifth of your daily calorie allowance to the sweet of your choice.
  — Kristine Thomason, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
• Twilio The company used to give workers an allowance to spend on wellness and books.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
• As part of the partnership, I was given a gifting allowance to pick pieces from the site.
  — Collier Sutter, Architectural Digest, 17 Nov. 2025
• The women are given an allowance, but many come here to support their families.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026