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The phrase "allowed to tell" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission to disclose information or share something with someone.
Example: "I was finally allowed to tell my friends about the surprise party we were planning for Sarah."
Alternatives: "permitted to share" or "authorized to disclose".
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She wasn't allowed to tell.
He's not allowed to tell us anything".
Guards aren't allowed to tell reporters their own names.
"You're not allowed to tell anybody," says Harris.
"He was never allowed to tell me anything," Maxwell said.
I wasn't allowed to tell him that, of course.
I'm not allowed to tell you anything else!
Why is our client not allowed to tell his story?
Then you're allowed to tell me what you think.
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Commenting on the lyrics, Shadwick concludes "the music [was allowed] to tell the larger story.
The patient declined …I was allowed to tell…how she had experienced it…I was so disturbed by what she told me.
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