How to Use prohibition in a Sentence

prohibition

noun
  • Among these laws is the prohibition against any contact with the dead.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Trump’s rise does not constitute the only threat to the prohibition on the use of force.
    Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • The prohibition on speech like that, though, is more clear cut in state law than flying a flag.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The suit challenges only the prohibition on the billy and not the other weapons listed in the same statute.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Built in 1889, the basement of the home served as a speakeasy during the prohibition era, according to the Daily Hive.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2023
  • That’s the only way to right the wrongs of the past and restore justice after 100 years of cannabis prohibition.
    Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The court said the absence of a prohibition in state law does not mean that drop boxes are legal.
    Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022
  • Weiss said the prohibition was part of the city’s liquor ordinance.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Now more than 20 states are speaking out against the prohibition, and Ohio has filed a lawsuit to overturn the ban.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The prohibition against soap comes from a time when all soap was made with lye, which could eat through a patina in minutes.
    Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
  • There's no prohibition against the types of vehicles that go over it.
    Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 21 June 2023
  • The story of the prohibition begins with the Christian right.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Maybe a 1920-pack next year to celebrate the end of prohibition?
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • It is often referred to as the iron law of prohibition.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2021
  • There is not a similar prohibition for men's sports in the bill.
    Stephen Gruber-Miller, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2022
  • But the bills would go further by placing a prohibition in state law.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The union has also sought to require union sign-off on any use of AI, as well as a prohibition on AI training.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The new five-year deal includes prohibition on any plant closings during the life of the contract.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Magsig argues that there shouldn’t be a blanket prohibition on the word.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • If the court greenlights the restrictions, the tougher six-week prohibition could take effect.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But, the prohibition of things only works for those who comply.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021
  • But it’s not too late to save the $72 billion cannabis industry from the perils of prohibition.
    Laura Smythe, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • A few months later, the Bay State went a step further and banned happy hour, saying the prohibition would save lives.
    NBC News, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Among the reasons was a prohibition against pets, and council members agreed that pets should be allowed, up to a point.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022
  • There is no prohibition for banks to serve firms in the cryptocurrency space.
    Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The dine-in prohibition on restaurants and bars was an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, Kowalik said.
    Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021
  • That means the prohibition doesn’t apply to him, Mason said.
    Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 29 July 2021
  • Reynolds has vowed to fight the ban all the way to the Supreme Court, a battle that could postpone implementation of the final prohibition rule for years.
    David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • While there is not a specific local prohibition of riding e-bikes and scooters in the central business district, the village has posted eight signs asking people to walk those devices downtown.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025

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