'sanction' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'sanction' with 2 example sentences.
- sanction noun
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: formal and explicit approval
: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
: official permission or approval
: the act of final authorization
- sanction verb
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: give sanction to
: give authority or permission to
: give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
The United States has officially ended economic sanctions against Burma.
I doubt if sanctions will work.