Society

be banned from something

be officially forbidden

To be banned from something means to be officially forbidden from using it or entering it.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Can he still use the gym?

No, he's been banned from it.

Play the conversation

She was banned from the website for posting abusive comments.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: He was banned of the club.

Say: He was banned from the club.

Use “banned from,” not “banned of,” before the place or activity.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be banned from something; be banned from doing something

Your turn: say it out loud

She was banned from the website for posting abusive comments.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be banned from something

be officially forbidden

“She was banned from the website for posting abusive comments.”

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