How to Use allow in a Sentence

allow

verb

• Women were not allowed in the club.
• My boss wouldn't allow me to change my schedule.
• I want to change my schedule, but my boss won't allow it.
• They don't allow people to smoke in this hotel.
• Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.
• They don't allow smoking in this hotel.
• The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.
• Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains.
• The hospital doesn't allow visitors after 8 p.m.
• The bonus bets work as betting credits that allow users to make additional wagers.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
• Extra points were awarded to services that allow customization for pets with allergies or picky palates.
  — Maddie Topliff, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
• Or try this popular essential oil diffuser that will allow a loved one to customize their new favorite scent.
  — Clara McMahon, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
• However, crevasses and sloped portions have more vertical surfaces that allow more of the warmer water to get closer to the ice.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
• If this is the case, Turzyn recommends placing the wine in a decanter to allow the bubbles to dissipate and let any unpleasant odors blow off.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
• But quantum bits, or qubits, have unique and powerful properties that allow a group of them to do much more than an equivalent number of conventional bits.
  — Tom Simonite Sophia Chen, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2023
• Disinvestment by shareholders serves no purpose except to allow investors who don’t care about the environment to earn a higher return.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
• Last year, a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss the suit, allowing A+E Networks’ claims to move forward.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
• In all, 115 dogs were rescued as firefighters hosed down the building and knocked holes into the roof of The Dog Resort to allow the smoke to vent.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
• The trial would take place in late January or early February, Greenwalt said, and allow city lawyers and municipal judges to review the process.
  — Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
• For the season, San Jose has scored 49 goals and allowed 93 in the third.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• She wasn’t allowed in the press box at the hockey games.
  — Maira Kalman, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2018
• The wall allows a rare view of a rock glacier’s innards.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• Remove from the heat, stir in the chia seeds, and allow the mixture to cool.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2019
• The sophomore allowed 6 runs on 9 hits and struck out 4.
  — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2023
• The bill would allow cities the tools to compete for state funding.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2022
• The thinning is necessary to allow room for the third onion in the row to grow to full size.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021
• That’s not good for Huntsville, which allowed 49 last week.
  — Josh Bean | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2019
• These changes should allow for a smoother ride at high speeds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
• This allows her to have a clear head when all the drama goes down later in the night.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 8 Nov. 2018
• If your group raised $2 million in war bonds, it would be allowed to name one of the ships.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 26 May 2017

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024