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countenance

to admit as acceptable; to support

In a sentence

Six example sentences with countenance, each labelled with its topic.

  • The court would not countenance a search conducted without a warrant, and every item found that night was thrown out.

    Law

  • The board refused to countenance a fourth extension, telling the project team that the December date was now final.

    Business

  • The academy would not countenance canvases without a subject, so the younger painters hung their work in a rented hall instead.

    Art

  • The prime minister would not countenance a coalition with the party that had opposed her budget.

    Politics

  • The coach would not countenance skipping warm-ups, whatever the athlete's reputation or medal count.

    Fitness

  • The league office would not countenance a trade that sent draft picks five years into the future.

    Basketball

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