bar from
Frequency: 8.030.0 per million words
used to indicate what someone is prevented from doing (bar sb from doing sth)
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Examples (10)
- The curfew has effectively barred migrant workers from their jobs.
- After the scandal, he was permanently barred from practicing law.
- The athlete was barred from competing in the Olympics due to doping allegations.
- The school will bar any student from the trip if their homework isn't submitted.
- A restraining order bars him from coming within 100 meters of the building.
- The new security update will bar users from accessing unauthorized websites.
- His disruptive behavior got him barred from the library for a month.
- The legislation aims to bar foreign companies from owning local media outlets.
- Barring him from the event seemed like an extreme measure, but it was necessary.
- If you violate the code of conduct again, we will have to bar you from the community.