How to Use preclude in a Sentence

preclude

verb

• Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit.
• She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career.
• But a lock-up precludes a share sale on the markets for a year.
  — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
• The rules preclude casinos from receiving the tax breaks.
  — David Calvert, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2021
• We like that this doesn't preclude him from going all out with his clothes.
  — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 16 Oct. 2017
• But that doesn’t preclude the Anteaters from trying to win.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
• And why does your working preclude your daughter from play dates?
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• But that still doesn't preclude Hunter from being one of the best players in the region.
  — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2019
• But that doesn't preclude changes at the state level, with the courts spurring states along in the most egregious cases.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
• The pardon only applied to the federal case and does not preclude the state charges.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• But not so early as to preclude being mildly concerned at the pace.
  — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017
• But owning his own hot dog stand here didn’t preclude him from tasting around the town on each trip home.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
• The hope was that this would preclude a serious accumulation of the lethal gas over the years.
  — Robin Andrews, Forbes, 31 May 2021
• Still, all that moving doesn’t preclude sharks from having a rest.
  — New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
• But there’s nothing that precludes him from playing the hardest.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
• The storms may be moving fast enough to preclude widespread flash flooding concerns.
  — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2020
• Not knowing the name of the county, the city or the town you were born in would preclude you from voting in today’s election.
  — Monique Judge, The Root, 12 Dec. 2017
• But state statute seems to preclude the prosecution from making a change of venue request.
  — Max Londberg, kansascity, 28 June 2017
• The order does not preclude the judge from holding hearings by telephone or video.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2020
• Living in a small space doesn't preclude you from the cozy vibes an electric fireplace creates.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2022
• The concept is to build the library into the wall, but zoning would probably preclude that.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2020
• That would preclude the town from a grant for departments acquiring cameras for the first time.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• In fact, a big mortgage could preclude you from getting a reverse mortgage at all.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022
• This would preclude the number of armed personnel, if any.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 12 June 2019
• But the plea did not preclude him from owning guns after he was discharged from probation.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
• Could those conditions preclude the team from playing that night?
  — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 5 Sep. 2017
• Living well among strangers didn’t preclude that eternal seeking of roots.
  — Jakki Kerubo, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• That doesn’t preclude him from ending up with the best stats among all receivers, however.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2021
• Not a single one of these disciplines precludes free will, but all of them together do.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2023
• Spending for one item doesn’t preclude spending on other items.
  — Readers, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024