How to Use ban in a Sentence

ban

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  • The drug was banned a decade ago.
  • The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant.
  • The school banned that book for many years.
  • The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.
  • Montana was the first state to ban, but creators and the app have challenged the move.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Why the sudden push in the House to ban drag queens from library story hours?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Only two states ban any form of gambling — Utah and Hawaii.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • What are the effects on sports performance and why is it banned?
    — Samuel Joseph, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • More news to know now The EPA banned asbestos nationwide.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Apart from a few photographs at the start of the day, cameras are banned from the room once the proceedings begin.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The lawsuit aims to have the elder Trump banned from doing business in New York and pay $250 million.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Lead pipes were often used to connect homes to the water main before they were banned in 1986.
    — Mira Cheng, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Maryland, New York, and Ohio later banned them on state level.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 5 Sep. 2023
  • They will no longer be banned from campus spaces or lose their campus jobs.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • James seeks penalties of more than $300 million and wants Trump banned from doing business in New York.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • All film shoots are banned in Paris to accommodate the Olympics from June to September.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The new rules mean adults can possess small amounts for personal use but the drug remains banned for under 18s.
    — Nadine Schmidt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • His father gained full custody and banned visits between the boys and their mother.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • The weed killer paraquat is banned in 50 countries — but not California.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There have been reports (please see one here) of some buildings banning EVs for this reason.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Seventy-eight percent agreed that the laws of war ban the attacking or killing of civilians in their own homes.
    — Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Legislators also banned bump stocks, which had been used in the 2017 shooting.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In 1564, Henri III limited the amount of padding within men’s trunk hose and banned pockets of a certain size.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At least 22 states have banned gender-affirming care for children, most having done so in the past year, according to the AP.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Later that year, New Jersey adopted a unified rule set, banning blows to the back of the head and spine or strikes to the throat, ahead of other states following suit.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The Academy then banned Smith from its membership and from attending events such as the Oscars for 10 years.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But Lee’s ordinance would go beyond that to ban rodeos no matter what devices are used.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Trump started the Truth Social platform in 2022 after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter.
    — Matt Novak, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The activist had been banned from India for his separatist views and now lives in the U.S., according to the charging documents.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • With short-term rentals all but banned, early data shows hotel rooms are getting pricier and harder to come by.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
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ban

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  • That 15-week ban is front and center in the campaign right now.
    — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • TikTok fought the order in court, and the ban was never enforced.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The city of San Diego approved a public camping ban in June.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Card owners might own guns not covered by the ban or have any guns at all.
    — Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • In 2012, Kiffin’s first season with no bowl ban, the clouds were supposed to break for good.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • In this chaotic context, some locals said, a ban on nips seems like a drop in the bucket.
    — Jenna Russell Kieran Kesner, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The ban was first reported by the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The ban applies to city personnel and not to private businesses in the city.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Molloy pointed to Montana as the first and only state in the country to approve such a ban.
    — Makena Kelly, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Lee Chae-yeon, a 22-year-old student, told the BBC, the ban was needed to promote animal rights.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • If the ban is upheld, a six-week trigger ban will go into effect.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Polling shows that the majority of Ohioans are in opposition to the six-week ban.
    — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • That helped placate automakers who were against a flat ban.
    — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Montana has become the first state in the nation to enact a total ban on TikTok.
    — Tanay Howard, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • One of those votes in favor of Gaetz’s ban came from Johnson, however.
    — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The City Council may vote on the ban at its Dec. 20 meeting, and likely has enough votes to override a veto, should the mayor choose to do so.
    — Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Apple had appealed that ruling and was granted a temporary stay on the ban while the court reviewed the case.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Most support bans on nearly any sort of sports gambling.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The Irish served as a source of cheap labor following the U.S.’s 1808 ban on the importation of enslaved people.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In the past 15 years, the law has cracked down on fees charged by the first three, but no law bans (or authorizes) a management company’s transfer fees.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And beards remain a no-no for men, although some faculty and students have been pushing for that ban to end.
    — Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Experts like Prentice think the century-old ban needs a rethink.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Panahi shot the film, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival, in violation of his 20-year filmmaking ban.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Renner made the ban one of his top priorities this session, but resistance to the idea has grown in recent weeks.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Williams supports the purposes of the eviction ban, but wishes the city had considered landlords like him.
    — Janie Har, Fortune, 26 June 2023
  • One of his first moves was divisive: a ban on abayas — the long, flowing dresses worn by some Muslim women — in public schools.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • But his extreme positions on things like book bans and abortions — and a more-than-year-long fight with Walt Disney World — have been the final straws for some donors.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Rokita, who is running for re-election, accused state health officials of trying to evade the ban.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Travel is mainly to border states where bans have ceased nearly all abortions.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Following the viral tweet, Airbnb rescinded the ban on Hallam.
    — Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023

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