Sentence examples for a permissive from inspiring English sources

And finally, there was (and is) a permissive legal environment.

But world swimming is no longer in a permissive mood.

Or that he was a permissive father and indulgent husband?

Spielberg's mother, Leah, who is always described as a free spirit, was a permissive parent.

For Vincent, the experience of a permissive, hedonistic life was hellish.

We're also a "permissive society" thanks to liberal legislation introduced since the 1960s.

It's all very well to condemn it, but there's a permissive environment.

The standout "Monaco" feels like a late-Hemingway fable of blurred sexualities on a permissive Riviera.

Even states which have traditionally had a permissive approach to prostitution are reining back.

Human rights advocates expressed pessimism, saying the verdict sends a permissive message to political killers.

He practised a permissive style of leadership that allowed too many abuses to go unchecked.