How to use "forbidding" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "forbidding" in popular movie and book plots

  • Duare confesses as they travel that the rules forbidding conversation may be relaxed in their present circumstances.  - Pirates of Venus
  • Even though he does not, he angers Megan by forbidding her to see any guys.  - Blown Away (1992 film)
  • As Governor of Tango, the first thing Zushiō does is to order an edict forbidding slavery both on public and private grounds.  - Sansho the Bailiff
  • The Galaxy Being then chooses not to return home inasmuch as it has violated a law forbidding contact with Earth.  - The Galaxy Being
  • Charlie's ancestors have been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to him to save them.  - Children of the Red King
  • James Powers proves abusive towards Amor, forbidding her from returning home when a landslide hit the dumpsite.  - Pangako Sa 'Yo
  • Despite Lois forbidding it, he sneaks out to go to the dance.  - Let's Go to the Hop
  • The Soviets keep the nuclear option open despite Japan's forbidding it.  - Godzilla 1985
  • He proceeds to lock Mona in her room, forbidding her to see Tamsin, where Mona draws a picture of Tamsin on the wall.  - My Summer of Love
  • Bernard's mother blames Amy, calling her a tramp and forbidding Bernard from seeing her again.  - You're a Big Boy Now
  • Moore distrusts Ren, and he grounds Ariel, forbidding her to see him.  - Footloose (1984 film)
  • Pearl goes to the festival, and unbeknownst to her, Alison goes as well with Ross and her friends despite her mother previously forbidding it.  - A Walk on the Moon
  • across forbidding deserts, encountering the wildlife of Baker.  - On My Way to Paradise
  • Upon arrival at the estate, Frederick meets the forbidding housekeeper Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman).  - Young Frankenstein
  • In the training, Billy Clyde is shown coping with the seminar rules forbidding going to the bathroom.  - Semi-Tough
  • The film is punctuated by brief flashbacks to Rachel's lonely childhood with a forbidding undertaker father and rather neglectful mother.  - Rachel, Rachel

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