How to Use license in a Sentence

license

1 of 2 noun
  • The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.
  • His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.
  • There was a license which lapsed.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • That gave us license to try and find our own.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Pérez had a license in his home country.
    Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • That off-chain leg is where the licenses live.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Ask to see their driver’s license.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • For Pérez, getting a license is tied to work.
    Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • The license helps the few who were already going to use it.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • But even the threat to revoke a license is no small matter.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That there are many more people out there without a license.
    Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • That law does not say the driver’s license itself must be flashed.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Canadians must have a license to own a firearm.
    Richard Hall, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
  • People who do videos like this should lose their licenses.
    Peyton Fulford, Glamour, 3 June 2026
  • If that isn’t paid, a judge may suspend the driver’s license.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Driver’s licenses in many states would not be enough.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Mattel has since taken the license back.
    Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
  • No one was arrested or put in jail; no workers lost their license.
    Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • What’s the going rate for James Bond‘s license to kill?
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Someone who has earned a license elsewhere should not have to repeat the process here.
    Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • The result, Valdez said, is a longer and more anxious path to a license.
    Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Cheng's license to practice medicine has been suspended by the state.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Tipsword refused to give his driver’s license and instead sped away.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Driving without a valid license can result in jail time.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Ward removed the wallet, flipped it open, and found a driver’s license.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • How much is a fishing license in Kentucky?
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • How much is a hunting license in Kentucky?
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rather, the onus falls on the person whose driver’s license was deemed invalid to get a new one.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • How much is a trapping license in Kentucky?
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This includes paying a license fee.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026

license

2 of 2 verb
  • The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.
  • The company licensed its name to others.
  • The event is licensed and all-ages.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2026
  • It’s not known if the song’s use in the video was licensed.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The vaccine was licensed that same day.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The lenders aren't required to be licensed.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Shrek 5 is in the works, but isn’t here yet, and wouldn’t be licensed for a while.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That mahram has to be licensed by the Taliban.
    NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • He had been licensed since 1989.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But these hotels weren’t licensed.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In most states, MCA lenders don't have to be licensed.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And many of us come across licensing multiple times a day.
    David Born, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • He is not licensed as a bail agent, which is a requirement to act as a bounty hunter.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Some artists may choose to license their voice to AI projects — and that’s their choice to make.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The cost to license your dog is currently $25 a year.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The nursing schools named on the documents were no longer licensed.
    Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Most of that comes from content licensed from other platforms.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But the company must be licensed to move forward.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
  • All childcare providers who are licensed in the state will be able to partner with the city for the program.
    Pj Green october 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ask your doctor to refer you to some who are licensed and preferably older.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That standard does not apply to cash buyers, who do not always have to be licensed.
    Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
  • Marchon has licensed the brand since 1992.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Reddit even licensed its name to RIF for a few years, for a fee.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Jericho Share was not licensed to sell insurance in the state.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Make sure the pharmacy preparing your drug is licensed in your state.
    Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • Olympic gold medalist Alyssa Liu plans to get licensed to pierce people.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Cope and his wife, Angel, were licensed foster care parents for five years.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
  • And Dolan has already started licensing more around the world.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Not licensed for streaming in the United States.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Pretti was licensed to carry a handgun.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026

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