Examples of “permission” in a Sentence

noun Formal or informal consent for something to happen.

• You need permission from your manager to work from home.
• The children asked permission before borrowing their neighbor's ladder.
• The council gave permission for the market to be held in the square.
• The app asked for permission to read the files stored on my phone.
• Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

noun A setting that controls who can access or change a file or system.

• She changed the file permissions so only admins could edit it.
• You don't have permission to open this folder, so ask the administrator.