How to Use sanction in a Sentence

sanction

1 of 2 noun

• The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.
• Their policy has legal sanction.
• As a result, the NCAA hit the school with a number of sanctions.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2019
• That sanction lifted in 2020 and Bush was welcomed back by the school.
  — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
• The bureau knew the issue of sanctions had been discussed.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 2 May 2020
• Trump has maintained that sanctions will stay in place, but has still left the door open for more talks.
  — Fox News, 18 June 2019
• Under the sanctions, Marinichev and Alrosa’s assets held in the E.U. will be frozen.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
• Zarif has said the U.S. must lift sanctions before such a parley.
  — Eli Lake, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2019
• That’s where a line has to be drawn with Dewayne Dedmon, not through league sanction, but by the Heat.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
• For years, none of the companies named in the ledgers faced sanctions from the United States or Israel.
  — Justin Scheck, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• Trump would nonetheless pull the U.S. from the deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran last month.
  — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2018
• There’s no bonus for doing it, and there’s no sanction for not doing it.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2021
• And the firm itself could be hit with sanctions for its connections to Mr Gertler.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2018
• Trump said the new sanctions were in part a retaliation for the drone strike.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 25 June 2019
• If a flight is regularly late, the DOT might step in with sanctions.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• The Syrian army is scarred by years of war; the regime is skint, in part because of Western sanctions.
  — The Economist, 28 Feb. 2020
• That sanction included the loss of this year’s second-round pick.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020
• As for sanctions, the EU has been able to pass 12 sanctions packages against Russia.
  — Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
• The rules of business are often enforced with sanctions of some kind.
  — Art Markman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2020
• So far Jihad has faced no sanction for breaking the law and putting others at risk.
  — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2020
• The sanction is the most severe punishment the court can hand down short of disbarment.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
• Others argue that sanctions have played a role as well.
  — Justin Sherman, WIRED, 6 June 2019
• Oil was also boosted by US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 5 June 2019
• If Iran were to violate the terms of the deal, sanctions would be reinstated.
  — courant.com, 9 May 2018
• The West had put the sanctions in place over fears Iran’s nuclear program could be used to build an atomic bomb.
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2017
• The issue before this court is what sanction is sufficient to achieve that goal.
  — David Kravets, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2017
• The license was subsequently revoked by Abu Dhabi in light of the sanctions.
  — Adam Taylor, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• North Korea's missile tests have been met with stronger sanctions.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 8 Sep. 2017
• Foreign companies, including some from the United States, had begun to explore possible new contracts in Venezuela in hopes that a relaxation in sanctions would last.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
• Staunch conservatives in Congress call for more sanctions on unfair subsidies and on the theft of intellectual property.
  — James C. Robinson, STAT, 29 Mar. 2024

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sanction

2 of 2 verb

• The government has sanctioned the use of force.
• His actions were not sanctioned by his superiors.
• The group is sanctioned by the United States and the European Union.
  — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 16 July 2023
• The board agreed and sanctioned him with a $1,000 fine and two years’ probation.
  — Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 15 Jan. 2018
• That the United States is not a member of the court and has sanctioned its leaders adds to claims of hypocrisy.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• The church in Giza just outside of Cairo is yet to be sanctioned by the state but has been holding prayers for 15 years.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2017
• The law, if passed, would allow the U.K. to sanction any company linked to the Russian state.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
• There are not enough girls wrestling to have the sport officially sanctioned by the CIAC.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• They are placed on the restricted list and the team is powerless to sanction them.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022
• Failing to do so constitute a breach of the law and as such, the production was sanctioned by the CNC.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
• Though Russian steel is sanctioned, its iron ore is not.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• In April it was sanctioned as part of a package of measures against Russia.
  — The Economist, 5 May 2018
• The other members of the alliance would never sanction it, but that’s besides the point.
  — Ian Bremmer, Time, 6 July 2018
• Some even ask the court to sanction the first party for their misconduct.
  — Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
• Australia was the first country to sanction Alekperov on April 8.
  — Anna Kaplan, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• Although sanctioned by the union, the league isn’t limited to members.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• Only one thing is clear—there is no form of black protest that white supremacy will sanction.
  — Kellie Carter Jackson, The Atlantic, 1 June 2020
• Sepp van den Berg was one of the few summer signings sanctioned by the club would be almost certain to start again in the next round.
  — SI.com, 3 Nov. 2019
• It is scheduled to meet June 21 to determine if she should be sanctioned.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• We’re always sanctioned off in smaller rooms or at home.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
• He and Shiro agreed that New York is short on public spaces where spray paint is sanctioned.
  — Rebecca Lurye, Courant Community, 2 Sep. 2017
• Use it to sanction off a crafting corner or dressing area.
  — Tierney McAfee, Country Living, 27 July 2022
• He was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018, and he has been criminally charged in the U.S. for violating the sanctions.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
• The rule book, irrespective of out-of-play butt slaps and handshakes, does not sanction contact.
  — Ben Rowen, The Atlantic, 15 June 2018
• The event was sanctioned by EA Sports, which plays home to many professional gaming events.
  — Tyler McCarthy, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2018
• Markarova also called for the US to sanction all Russian private banks.
  — Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022
• The team is not sanctioned by the school district but included players who are students.
  — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• Facebook has asked that Six4Three’s attorneys be sanctioned and held in contempt of court.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2018
• Two of the seven people charged in the federal indictment were also sanctioned.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• Even public figures who have not been accused of engaging directly in bullying have been sanctioned.
  — Koh Ewe, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024