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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Crazy how medical concerns are more permissible than sheer personal preference.
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Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
Voices Hiltzik: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got their own degrees on taxpayers’ dime
Aug. 25, 2022
Among its provisions are these:
— A change in the calculation of permissible student loans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
While Trump’s real estate dealings aggressively pushed the limits of permissible tax avoidance, the IRS never accused him of violating the law.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But dig deeper, and evolutionary psychologists argue that gossip developed and has continually evolved to police morality in communities by letting people know what is permissible, applauded, or tolerated.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Brianna Heath, Essence, 16 June 2025
Voices Hiltzik: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got their own degrees on taxpayers’ dime
Aug. 25, 2022
Among its provisions are these:
— A change in the calculation of permissible student loans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
While Trump’s real estate dealings aggressively pushed the limits of permissible tax avoidance, the IRS never accused him of violating the law.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
But dig deeper, and evolutionary psychologists argue that gossip developed and has continually evolved to police morality in communities by letting people know what is permissible, applauded, or tolerated.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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