Prohibition is an English word with synonyms like law or inhibition. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Prohibition in a sentence
Related words
Prohibition meaning
- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
- A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
- A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Synonyms of Prohibition
Using Prohibition
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. | A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. | A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
- Useful related words include: law, inhibition, refusal, period.
- In the example corpus, prohibition often appears in combinations such as: the prohibition, prohibition of, prohibition on.
Context around Prohibition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prohibition
- In this selection, "prohibition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gauge, broader, drug, ticket, nomination and style stand out and add context to how "prohibition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 253 repeal prohibition lost advocates and adopted some prohibition on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prohibition" sits close to words such as electorate, grandparents and scout, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prohibition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Legal prohibition India main Several states of India impose various types of prohibition on beef. (15 words)
No Tiki- or Prohibition-style drinks to be found on this menu (Italy never had a prohibition). (17 words)
The Prohibition ticket went on to capture a quarter-million popular votes as the prohibition movement gained steam. (18 words)
Gugin 2006, p. 236. This drew support from anti-prohibitionists, who saw it as an opportunity to roll back prohibition in some areas, and as the only alternative available to the total prohibition which the Republican Party advocated. (38 words)
The question of men wearing wristwatches relates to the broader prohibition of “lo yilbash” – the Torah’s prohibition against wearing clothes of the opposite gender, as codified in the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De’ah 182:5). (36 words)
Because alcohol was the most popular recreational drug in these countries, reactions to its prohibition were far more negative than to the prohibition of other drugs, which were commonly associated with ethnic minorities, prostitution, and vice. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although Bryan himself later became a champion of prohibition, his position was unknown in 1896. citation "Narrow Gauge" Prohibition nomination "Narrow Gauge" Prohibition ticket: File:JoshuaLevering.
The question of men wearing wristwatches relates to the broader prohibition of “lo yilbash” – the Torah’s prohibition against wearing clothes of the opposite gender, as codified in the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De’ah 182:5).
What drug prohibition did do is exactly what alcohol prohibition did a hundred years ago: increase conflict between police and citizens.
No Tiki- or Prohibition-style drinks to be found on this menu (Italy never had a prohibition).
Because alcohol was the most popular recreational drug in these countries, reactions to its prohibition were far more negative than to the prohibition of other drugs, which were commonly associated with ethnic minorities, prostitution, and vice.
Both Eve and Pandora were given only one "divine prohibition" in their otherwise idyllic lives, and both found themselves irresistibly drawn to "violate" their one prohibition, thus risking/ inviting dire and profound consequences for all.
Four attempts at instituting prohibition of alcohol during the Grand Duchy period were rejected by the czar; with the czar gone Finland enacted prohibition in 1919.
Gugin 2006, p. 236. This drew support from anti-prohibitionists, who saw it as an opportunity to roll back prohibition in some areas, and as the only alternative available to the total prohibition which the Republican Party advocated.
India main In India alcohol is a state subject and individual states can legislate prohibition, but currently most states do not have prohibition.
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, Scribners, 2010, p. 253. Repeal Prohibition lost advocates as ignoring the law gained increasing social acceptance and as organized crime violence increased.
Legal prohibition India main Several states of India impose various types of prohibition on beef.
Prohibition generally came to an end in the late 1920s or early 1930s in most of North America and Europe, although a few locations continued prohibition for many more years.
Prohibition Historians agree that the Klan's resurgence in the 1920s was aided by the national debate over prohibition.
The Prohibition ticket went on to capture a quarter-million popular votes as the prohibition movement gained steam.
They showed little enthusiasm for Bryan, although many were worried that a Republican victory would bring prohibition into play. citation citation The Irish Catholics disliked Bryan's revivalistic rhetoric and worried about prohibition as well.
This prohibition is much less flexible than the prohibition against the transactions with the company, and attempts to circumvent it using provisions in the articles have met with limited success.
A case under the IPC and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act has been registered against the accused.
According to the American Gas Association,roughly 85 localities across the country have adopted some prohibition on the use of natural gas.
According to the Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act prevents non-Canadians from buying residential properties for two years.
Andrew Taylor, 37, who has five convictions for seven offences, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class B drug and conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Common combinations with prohibition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the prohibition 59×
- prohibition of 43×
- prohibition on 31×
- prohibition against 10×
- of prohibition 9×
- prohibition and 8×
- prohibition was 7×
- alcohol prohibition 5×
- this prohibition 4×
- prohibition is 4×