Sentence examples for forbade a from inspiring English sources

Auden, morosely secretive, ordered friends to burn his letters and forbade a biography.

It was Leo's fourth marriage, and the Greek church normally forbade a widower to remarry more than once.

A self-described disciplinarian, Hawkins gave his players a word of the day to memorize and forbade a certain racial epithet.

(This, among other reasons, was why Auden asked all his friends to destroy his letters, and why Eliot forbade a biography).

Horace (65 8 bc) states that they became so abusive that a law that forbade a malum carmen ("evil song"—i.e., charm intended to hurt) was invoked against them.

Boehner forbade a Republican victory party on November 2nd, and has since signalled that he means to play the "adult" card in his dealings with Obama and within his own House conference.

Lütjens again forbade an attack, but he shadowed the convoy and directed U-boats to attack.

Or, heaven forbid, a saint?

Perhaps, heaven forbid, a state school graduate?

Heaven forbid a toy just be fun.

Mr. Glovinsky: "God forbid, a 'Lord of the Rings' fan".