How to Use allow for in a Sentence

allow for

verb
  • This stamp allows for a stay of up to 90 days in the area.
    — Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Two video screens will allow for six World Cup games to be shown.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • The stick holder can be detached, which allows for easy cleanup.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Trusts also avoid probate but allow for life changes.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Though etiquette rules might have allowed for a tiara, the queen’s head was unadorned.
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The midi length hemline on the piece allowed for the shoes to be on full display.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • This is designed to allow for more movement in the standings from week to week.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • Its messiness allowed for sparkling instances of pure talent to emerge from its cast.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
  • The conditions could allow for rapid fire spread, the service said.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Musto said that the use of public transportation allowed for all of the plans to work.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • So Hawkins asked the city to amend its comprehensive plan to allow for just that.
    — Rose Evans updated June 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
  • The narrow ledge only allowed for one rescuer.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Police urged people to avoid the area and allow for extra travel time.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 June 2026
  • Its ball allows for easy, precise maneuvering with just the turn of your wrist.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Keep the leaves dry and space plants far enough to allow for proper air circulation.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The overflow was stopped by closing a valve, and a bypass was set up to allow for repairs.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Great for spring and summer travel, these shorts have a high-rise fit with a slit on either side to allow for air flow.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The lightweight fabric allows for better airflow, so heat doesn’t get trapped against your body.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Thinning prevents crowding and allows for more air flow between seedlings.
    — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Using the above spacing allows for only a single row of tomatoes per bed.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Francis is 26, allowing for a lengthy runway for new movies.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • The bottom two layers of stone and roughly a foot of crushed gravel allow for proper drainage.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Their limited funds only allowed for a two-day shoot to bank all the interviews.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Tickets allow for a timed entry to the museum.
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Tucking her rich brunette locks behind her ears allowed for the vampy lip and diamond earrings to shine.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • This reportedly allows for a lighter, more open cabin.
    — Ben Coxworth may 01, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
  • Roberts and pitching coach Mark Prior will work to pinpoint the best lanes to allow for that.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • City zoning allows for more homes than Burnham-Ward is now proposing.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • But first, a back portion of the site had to be rezoned to allow for residential uses.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • Everything about the sneaker is the same but for the lopping off its heel, allowing for it to be slipped on and off with ease.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 May 2026

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