Sanction has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family. | |
| 2. | That requires the sanction of the government. | |
| 3. | It is necessary to obtain the sanction of the authorities to enter this building. | |
| 4. | It was natural and perhaps human that the privileged princes of these new economic dynasties, thirsting for power, reached out for control over government itself. They created a new despotism and wrapped it in the robes of legal sanction. In its service new mercenaries sought to regiment the people, their labor, and their property. | |
| 5. | Tom will never sanction this. | |
| 6. | Tom is never going to sanction this. | |
| 7. | They will not sanction copying without permission. | |
| 8. | The EU is also calling for an investigation into the incident and is planning to sanction Belarusian officials responsible for the aircraft's diversion. | |
| 9. | They will only receive legal sanction in the event that they are accepted by the first international congress of Esperantists to which this work, along with its preamble, is presented. |