Sentence examples for ban from inspiring English sources

The word "ban" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to state that some activity or thing is not allowed or prohibited. For example, "The new law will ban the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 18."

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ban

verb

To summon; to call out.

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"It is serious and unfortunate what happened but there is no ban on Jeremy being on the BBC.

The political rhetoric over immigration will further intensify on Monday as David Cameron promises to ban all EU nationals from claiming most benefits after six months in the UK unless they can prove they have been continuously looking for work over that period.

It increased tobacco taxes, implemented a smoking ban in all enclosed public places and workplaces, required labels to have graphic warnings covering at least 65% of the pack and provided services to help people quit.

The ban was lifted in 2008, but the UK Border Agency challenged the decision, causing Snoop to criticise the British legal system.

Iran: Putin insisted lifting a five-year embargo on the delivery of air defence missiles to Iran did not undermine international sanctions since the Russian ban was voluntary.

Related: Great Barrier Reef in dire straits without extra $500m and ban on dumping Labor's new plan removes millions of dollars in taxpayer support for dredging at Abbot Point, while requiring that seabed to be dumped onshore next to the port instead of in sensitive wetlands or in reef waters.

Under the ban, fox hunts can do everything except hunt foxes.

It is 10 years to the day since the bill to ban foxhunting in England and Wales received the royal assent.

There are only a handful of exemptions to the ban on abortion – to save the mother's life, if the pregnancy was a result of rape, or, in a recent controversial addition, if the foetus has anencephaly, a rare birth defect in which the brain and skull do not develop.

The ban does not prevent schools from earning the right to host a regional event, as with postseason baseball and women's basketball tournaments.

Flaux admitted he had not seen the films, but had read a transcript, when he ordered the ban on Monday.

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