How to Use permission in a Sentence

permission

noun

• The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
• They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
• With the permission of the Asante royal palace, the Fowler has also taken 3D scans of the objects.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
• Right now, many of them only have temporary permission to live and work in the U.S.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024
• Grayscale and a number of funds have also sought permission, but have been denied by the SEC.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 15 June 2023
• Give yourself permission to grow and meet your adult needs, Dr. Peifer says.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 21 Nov. 2023
• David Holmes, the composer of the show, revealed last year that the Irish singer had given her permission for the song to debut in the TV series.
  — Maëlle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• End of carousel My wife, without my permission, looked at my phone to read text exchanges between my friend and me.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• And yet, companies are still asking the state for permission to drill more than two miles into the earth for their own shot at black gold.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
• After asking permission for a dance, Monáe obliges and the two slow-dance together.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The migrants had permission to transit through Mexico and decided to take a bus to head to the border.
  — Anne Laurent, ABC News, 17 May 2023
• Getting permission to use the M.L.S. is part of the draw to the organization for 1.6 million members.
  — Debra Kamin, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• The Ute Tribe continues to hold the mineral rights to Tabby Mountain, which means no one can mine or drill there without the tribe’s permission.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• The league granted Griner permission to book her own charter flights before the season started.
  — Time, 17 June 2023
• Women are asked for permission before they are touched, even to have blood pressure taken.
  — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
• The question may be beside the point, since Benji and David scarcely need permission to complain to (and often about) each other.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
• The adaptation is with the permission of Kubrick’s estate, the first time the family has allowed one of the iconic filmmaker’s works to be adapted.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
• So, yes, those people have my permission to feel sorry for themselves.
  — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• This means giving yourself permission to be productive when the mood strikes.
  — Kelly Cervantes, Fortune Well, 1 Dec. 2023
• Starting August 1, exporters would need to apply for special permission to ship them out of the country.
  — Laura He, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023
• Records show that the school ordered Neuralink to request permission before recording any of the animals.
  — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
• The megawatt exes have been fighting over Miraval since 2022, when Pitt filed a lawsuit claiming that the couple had agreed to not sell their shares without the other’s permission.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
• GreenLight Metals received permission to drill up to eight holes within the forest this summer and collect samples of the ground and the rock below, known as cores.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
• Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks, LLC.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Libra moon gives you permission to prioritize your self-care.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• In Japan, people can legally change their name without parental permission starting at age 15.
  — Hikari Hida, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Looks like Drake’s new strategy is to ask for forgiveness, not permission.
  — Vulture, 7 Oct. 2023
• Reprinted with the permission of the publisher Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.
  — TIME, 19 Oct. 2023
• Authorities said Hinkle had received permission from the property owner to search the area on foot and by kayak.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
• The Community Blood Center welcomes donors as young as 16 years old, with parental permission.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 6 May 2024