Examples of permissible in a Sentence
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Sports gambling is now permissible in some 30 states and online gambling, for better or worse, is everywhere on college campuses.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The framework for permissible banking hinges on a 2014 guidance document from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which outlines eight federal enforcement priorities that banks must help uphold.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
In that case, the ethics commission wrote that a caucus partnering with or forming its own nonprofit — as the Opportunity Caucus and other subsets of lawmakers have done — was permissible under state ethics laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Sports gambling is now permissible in some 30 states and online gambling, for better or worse, is everywhere on college campuses.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The framework for permissible banking hinges on a 2014 guidance document from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which outlines eight federal enforcement priorities that banks must help uphold.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
In that case, the ethics commission wrote that a caucus partnering with or forming its own nonprofit — as the Opportunity Caucus and other subsets of lawmakers have done — was permissible under state ethics laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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