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The phrase "allow him this" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when granting someone permission or understanding regarding a specific request or situation.
Example: "Despite his mistakes, I think we should allow him this moment of joy."
Alternatives: "grant him this" or "give him this."
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Mr. Spellman has said his connections allow him this level of access.
We [are] going to succeed, we don't even allow him – this is the last chance for him.
There has been speculation that the Conservative leadership contest has been lengthened to last over the summer to allow him this final farewell on the international stage.
Ahead lay days of triumph and failure, of bitterness and treachery, of tears and redemption but even Kevin Rudd's most trenchant critics would allow him this moment of history.
He had resisted moving his headquarters to a nearby escarpment and incorrectly insisted his orders did not allow him this latitude.
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But it was allowing him this contact which, Sarah believes, was her downfall.
Thomas McGuane, in his novel "Panama," describes a character entering a hotel room and allows him this observation: "I could describe the contents of the room but none of it's of any interest.
"Well, one chap, he was in the Middlesex Regiment, he was a butcher and the Japanese allowed him this knife, which he was able to put through the planks.
He also chucked five wides down the leg side but we'll allow him that, this once.
He didn't get the haircut that would allow him to leave this life behind.
A stronger presidency might allow him to accelerate this progress, his supporters say.
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