All 5 Uses of
sanction
in
Anna Karenina
- And they don't sanction the gentry's moving outside bounds clearly laid down in their ideas."†
Part 3
- …Alexandrovitch was perfectly aware that he could not exert any moral influence over his wife, that such an attempt at reformation could lead to nothing but falsity; though in passing through these difficult moments he had not once thought of seeking guidance in religion, yet now, when his conclusion corresponded, as it seemed to him, with the requirements of religion, this religious sanction to his decision gave him complete satisfaction, and to some extent restored his peace of mind.†
Part 3
- He consulted the old prince, and with his sanction gave Kitty his diary, in which there was written the confession that tortured him.†
Part 4
- This new life could not but have terrors for her inexperience; but, terrible or not, the change had been wrought six weeks before in her soul, and this was merely the final sanction of what had long been completed in her heart.†
Part 5
- Divorce is sanctioned even by our church.†
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