How to Use permission in a Sentence

permission

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  • They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Give yourself permission to grow and meet your adult needs, Dr. Peifer says.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 21 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 best practice is to keep children within an arm’s reach of an adult at all times when in the water and teach them to always ask permission to go near the water.
    — Kris Nagel, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024
  • Getting permission to use the M.L.S. is part of the draw to the organization for 1.6 million members.
    — Debra Kamin, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The Ute Tribe continues to hold the mineral rights to Tabby Mountain, which means no one can mine or drill there without the tribe’s permission.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The league granted Griner permission to book her own charter flights before the season started.
    — Time, 17 June 2023
  • Women are asked for permission before they are touched, even to have blood pressure taken.
    — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The question may be beside the point, since Benji and David scarcely need permission to complain to (and often about) each other.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The adaptation is with the permission of Kubrick’s estate, the first time the family has allowed one of the iconic filmmaker’s works to be adapted.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • So, yes, those people have my permission to feel sorry for themselves.
    — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • This means giving yourself permission to be productive when the mood strikes.
    — Kelly Cervantes, Fortune Well, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Starting August 1, exporters would need to apply for special permission to ship them out of the country.
    — Laura He, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The owners told police that their grandson, Mendez, had taken the Edge without their permission on Wednesday and had not returned it.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024
  • Records show that the school ordered Neuralink to request permission before recording any of the animals.
    — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The megawatt exes have been fighting over Miraval since 2022, when Pitt filed a lawsuit claiming that the couple had agreed to not sell their shares without the other’s permission.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
  • GreenLight Metals received permission to drill up to eight holes within the forest this summer and collect samples of the ground and the rock below, known as cores.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
  • Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks, LLC.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The Libra moon gives you permission to prioritize your self-care.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
  • To avoid any potential copyright claims, a worker cannot use AI on a project without a studio’s permission.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 July 2024

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