I wasn't granted

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

"I was shocked that I wasn't granted the right and privilege of a girls-only bathroom.

I wasn't granted any special allowance, perhaps because my illness is invisible.

That's a question only the D.E.A. could answer and, for this piece, I wasn't granted any access to serving D.E.A. agents.

Even though a dead turtle had kicked my ass, even though my girlfriend had dumped me and a family member had tried to poison me with fire ants, even though I was not granted a glorious return by my homeland, I wasn't entirely crushed.

Despite my persuasive nature and charm, I was not granted access.

"I'm not granting the application because, to obtain the information sought, the correct procedure to use - as the NCA did two-and-a-half years ago - is RIPA (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) and the inherent safeguards incorporated thereafter," she said.

He wasn't granted a single interview.

The petition was not granted.

That request was not granted.

If the stories in the media over the past week are accurate, the president has exercised authority that I do not believe is granted to him in the Constitution, and that I know is not granted to him in the law that I helped negotiate with his counsel and that Congress approved in the days after Sept. 11.

"As far as I understand, the US isn't granting anyone asylum," he said.