ineligible
adjective
in·el·i·gi·ble
(ˌ)i-ˈne-lə-jə-bəl 
: not eligible: such as
a
: not qualified for an office or position
b
: not permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass
an ineligible receiver
ineligible
noun
Examples of ineligible in a Sentence
Previously ineligible patients may now be able to participate in the study.
They are ineligible for a loan.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some property is ineligible for an SBA loan, such as secondary homes, personal pleasure boats, airplanes and recreational vehicles.
—
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Recently, Haffner said, the Biden administration wanted to remove trucking work from the H-2A program, which would make his business ineligible.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Under state law, only a judge can declare a person ineligible to vote due to incompetency.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
And since undocumented immigrants are ineligible to enroll in Obamacare or receive premium tax credits, short-term plans may be a particularly good option.
—Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Henry Whitehorn, a Democratic candidate for sheriff of Caddo Parish, La., was elected as the parish's first Black sheriff after winning election again months after a November one-vote margin win was declared unofficial when courts found evidence six people voted illegally or were ineligible.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The attorneys argued the state hadn't met the necessary conditions for resuming executions after the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterated arguments that Pye was intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for execution.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
LaMelo, who was deemed ineligible for an NCAA scholarship after releasing a shoe with his family's sports apparel brand, BBB, and hiring an agent, also retracted his verbal commitment to UCLA in December 2017.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Recently, Haffner said, the Biden administration wanted to remove trucking work from the H-2A program, which would make his business ineligible.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Under state law, only a judge can declare a person ineligible to vote due to incompetency.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
And since undocumented immigrants are ineligible to enroll in Obamacare or receive premium tax credits, short-term plans may be a particularly good option.
—Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Henry Whitehorn, a Democratic candidate for sheriff of Caddo Parish, La., was elected as the parish's first Black sheriff after winning election again months after a November one-vote margin win was declared unofficial when courts found evidence six people voted illegally or were ineligible.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The attorneys argued the state hadn't met the necessary conditions for resuming executions after the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterated arguments that Pye was intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for execution.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
LaMelo, who was deemed ineligible for an NCAA scholarship after releasing a shoe with his family's sports apparel brand, BBB, and hiring an agent, also retracted his verbal commitment to UCLA in December 2017.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ineligible. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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ineligible
adjective
in·el·i·gi·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈel-ə-jə-bəl
: not qualified to be chosen or used
ineligible
noun
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