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Example sentences for "forbad"

Lexicographically close words:
forasmuch; forasmuche; foray; foraying; forays; forbade; forbare; forbear; forbearance; forbeare
  1. He that was cheefe of y^e place forbad them, and prayed him that he would not offer them that injurie, nor goe aboute to infring their liberties, which had cost them so dear.

  2. Sherley from his agencie, and forbad him to buy or send over any more goods for them, and prest him to come to some end about these things.

  3. And the Jesuits did not rest until the Reichstag at Warsaw in 1658 issued decrees of banishment against “all Arians,” and forbad the profession of “Arianism” under pain of death.

  4. The council of the Bernese government resolved to recall the refractory clergy of the Jura, took their names off the civil register and forbad them to exercise any clerical functions.

  5. But the chapter refused him obedience, and the States of Holland forbad him to exercise any official function, and under threat of banishment of all Jesuits demanded the immediate return of the archbishop.

  6. Archbishop of Cologne, Droste-Vischering, forbad students at Bonn attending the lectures of Hermesians.

  7. The archbishop now erected private schools for the religious instruction of gymnasial teachers, and the government forbad attendance at them.

  8. The pope forbad it under the same threat.

  9. Cease to urge me, my son,' replied the Chief, in a tone of firm determination, that forbad all hope of success.

  10. He had pledged his word to Tisquantum that he would lead his warriors bravely against the foes of his allies, and honor forbad him to decline the post of their Sachem and commander.

  11. For how else could there be any moral teaching in the circumstance that ‘the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet?

  12. The dumb ass, speaking with man’s voice, forbad the madness of the prophet.

  13. And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

  14. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

  15. The law repealed which forbad the wives and daughters of emigrants to marry foreigners.

  16. The law which forbad quarters to the English and Hanoverians is repealed.

  17. Emperor, that she had forbad him any place or precedence in England.

  18. The Father of Constantia was so incensed at the Father of Theodosius, that he contracted an unreasonable Aversion towards his Son, insomuch that he forbad him his House, and charged his Daughter upon her Duty never to see him more.

  19. I immediately endeavour'd to open what was sent me, when a Shape, like that in which we paint our Angels, appeared before me, and forbad me.

  20. Arriving at his house, he forbad his lictor to knock, as was usual, at the door; and paid homage to philosophy, by lowering the fasces at the abode of Posidonius.

  21. It is said that there was an ancient law in Greece, which forbad any ship to be navigated with more than fifty men, and that Jason was the first who offended against this law.

  22. And though he cancelled all the acts of Caius, yet he forbad the day of his assassination, notwithstanding it was that of his own accession to the empire, to be reckoned amongst the festivals.

  23. Jews from Rome by the emperor Claudius: Dio, however, says that he did not expel them, but only forbad their religious assemblies.

  24. For this reason also,’ he adds, ‘a synod convened in Laodicea of Phrygia forbad by a decree the offering prayer to angels; and even to the present time oratories of the holy Michael may be seen among them and their neighbours.

  25. It is probable that they forbad wine and animal food altogether: see the introduction pp.

  26. The first article gave a master power to pledge the tackle of a ship, if in want of provisions for the crew, but forbad the sale of the hull without the owner's permission.

  27. Attempting to repeat the trespass in presence of the slave, they were told that his 'master forbad it.

  28. The laws of Greece, at a later period, forbad women to practise; thus, also, was it in Rome.

  29. Afterwards, a decree of the Council of Tours having forbad clergymen undertaking or engaging in any bloody operation, all surgical practice fell into the hands of blacksmiths and barbers.

  30. He made an End, by new Assurance of his eternal Friendship, but utterly forbad her to hope.

  31. But he forbad them to bring any from the mountains, and commanded that they should take them out of a certain field that was near.

  32. On the next day he was suffering from a chill and fever which defied the kindly attentions of Nicholas, who visited him daily until the tohunga forbad his admission.

  33. The drastic regulations which Marsden left behind him in 1823--regulations which forbad even the slightest transaction between individual settlers and the trading ships--were tantamount to a confession of a breakdown of the system.

  34. We forbad him because he does not follow with us.

  35. When Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by him, John forbad Him.

  36. Then John said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, but he does not follow us so we forbad him because he does not follow us.

  37. The heralds commanded silence, and forbad any one, by the severest penalties, from intermeddling with the jousters.

  38. And, for the future, he forbad any statue whatever to be erected without his knowledge and leave.

  39. He forbad any of the senators to come to meet him; and either abandoning or deferring his triumph, he entered the city in ovation on his birthday.

  40. And not content with this vile reflection upon the memory of Augustus, he forbad his victories at Actium, and on the coast of Sicily, to be celebrated, as usual; affirming that they had been most pernicious and fatal to the Roman people.

  41. The Knight was preparing to seek her, when Theodore, placing himself in his way, with his sword drawn, sternly forbad him at his peril to advance.

  42. He forgot his anger in his astonishment; yet his pride forbad his owning himself affected.

  43. Your taste has always been to me a guide; I've sought in many ways to win your vote: Fastidious cares you often would deride, Forbad me on vain ornament to dote.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forbad" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.