How to Use ban in a Sentence

ban

1 of 2 verb
  • The drug was banned a decade ago.
  • The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant.
  • The school banned that book for many years.
  • The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.
  • Should schools ban phones from bell to bell?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • And does this mean the drinks will be banned?
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
  • He has since been banned from the league for life.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Why has the 6-7 meme been banned?
    — Lian Brooks, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Where schools have banned 801 books.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The fix is not banning the tool.
    — Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • More states are banning cell phones in schools.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • How many books were challenged or banned?
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When books are banned, people flock to read them.
    — Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Here's a look at what titles were banned the most over the past year.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The care is already banned in 27 states.
    — NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Summers has banned the sisters from both of her clubs.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But the ordinance would ban move-in and move-out fees.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • None of my books had ever been banned, sadly.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Most hotels also ban cannabis use in guest rooms.
    — Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And then these companies crack down and ban them from the apps.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The law bans fees on the tax or tip portions of customers’ bills.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • No law bans teaching in those subjects.
    — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This isn’t just a book-banning issue.
    — Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But banning is half the battle.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Ben-Gvir was also banned by France last month.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Last March, the owners took a league wide vote on whether or not to ban the play.
    — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Why did the British government ban the group?
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The second was that rail lines be banned from the thoroughfare.
    — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • In the meantime, Smith is banned from the cathedral.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 19 June 2026

ban

2 of 2 noun
  • Who wants ban on guns at protests?
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s what to know about the ban.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 15 June 2026
  • The ban has been in the works for a while.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The travel ban was still in place.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • The ban would apply to all games.
    — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Are there tow bans because of the storm?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Raman has since backed away from the ban.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • What have politicians said about the ban?
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But state-wide bans have proved more elusive.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Kneecap have opposed both bans.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Most state bans include high schools.
    — Michelle Baruchman, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Most state bans include high schools.
    — Michelle Baruchman, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The smoking ban didn’t count for much around these parts.
    — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That is why a ban, on its own, cannot be the whole answer.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Ashley Hayes spoke against the ban.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The ban will remain in effect for now.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • It’s been a busy week for social media bans.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
  • An export ban would attack all of it.
    — Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The perma-ban sounds like the least of his problems.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • So how do local school districts feel about the ban?
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The ban has since been expanded to high schools.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Is this travel ban the right answer?
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • In some areas, the bans have been linked to higher crime.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What happens if the ban is upheld?
    — Melina Khan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • If the ban is dropped, the case would likely be dismissed as moot.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But support for a ban on handguns dropped to a near-record low.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • That resulted in a nine-game ban.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Cellphone bans have varied across the state.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Still, the ban against these debunkers remained in place.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Card owners might own guns not covered by the ban or have any guns at all.
    — Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023

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