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Six example sentences with prohibit, each labelled with its topic.
A city ordinance prohibits parking within five meters of a hydrant, and the fines double after a second ticket.
Law
League rules prohibit metal jewelry on court, so players tape over rings they cannot remove before tipoff.
Basketball
The treaty prohibits mining below sixty degrees south, and inspection teams visit every station on the continent.
Environment
The rules prohibit staff from trading shares in any company the analysts cover, for the whole quarter.
Finance
Airlines prohibit spare lithium batteries in checked luggage, so keep them in the bag you carry aboard.
Travel
Hospital rules prohibit flowers on the intensive care ward, since the water can carry bacteria to weak patients.
Medicine
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