How to Use permission in a Sentence
permission
noun- The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
- They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
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The posts about me having to 'ask for her permission' — no.
— EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024 -
The report includes a tool to look up any of the 50 apps and see the permissions requested.
— Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 -
With the permission of the Asante royal palace, the Fowler has also taken 3D scans of the objects.
— Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 -
But talk on the floor without permission, and you'll get expelled.
— Peter Weber, The Week, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Right now, many of them only have temporary permission to live and work in the U.S.
— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024 -
Grayscale and a number of funds have also sought permission, but have been denied by the SEC.
— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 15 June 2023 -
That permission, called a slot, is awarded on a use it or lose it basis.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023 -
Give yourself permission to grow and meet your adult needs, Dr. Peifer says.
— Julia Ries, SELF, 21 Nov. 2023 -
The driver seemed nervous, so the trooper asked for permission to look inside the SUV.
— Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2023 -
David Holmes, the composer of the show, revealed last year that the Irish singer had given her permission for the song to debut in the TV series.
— Maëlle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
She was not allowed to have a phone, use social media, and rarely got permission to hang out with friends.
— Ryley Spilman, Parents, 20 June 2024 -
And Hatteras Sky did all of this with the permission of and assistance from the Fitzgerald estate.
— Melonee Hurt, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024 -
The shock-rocker’s attorney is seeking court permission to use it in the case.
— Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023 -
With permission of the homeowners, deputies entered the house.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Mar. 2023 -
End of carousel My wife, without my permission, looked at my phone to read text exchanges between my friend and me.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 -
Kihn gave Weird Al permission to make his song and was seen at the end of Yankovic’s music video as the driver of a convertible.
— Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024 -
Select your language on the watch screen, then give the app permission to find nearby devices.
— PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024 -
In the recent past, dozens of vessels, most of them from Spain, fished with the permission of the Moroccan government.
— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 -
This spring, Donegan was able to procure permission for 15 members of the rotating cast and crew to come to Britain.
— Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 -
And yet, companies are still asking the state for permission to drill more than two miles into the earth for their own shot at black gold.
— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024 -
The woman who shot it gave The Times permission to use it but asked for her name to not be included due to safety concerns.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 -
The very next morning--with the Sheriff's permission--the van was scrubbed clean by two family members.
— Judy Rybak, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023 -
The family joined with the widow’s permission and did the necessary work.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023 -
As long as Zulu is in place, no vessels could enter or transit through any of these ports without the permission of the Coast Guard.
— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024 -
After asking permission for a dance, Monáe obliges and the two slow-dance together.
— Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 -
The migrants had permission to transit through Mexico and decided to take a bus to head to the border.
— Anne Laurent, ABC News, 17 May 2023 -
The prosecutor in his first case had sought permission to add enhancements for use of a firearm and inflicting great bodily injury.
— East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 -
There isn’t a law banning paper statements, however, but permission is required in order to start paperless billing.
— Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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