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.
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That meant researchers could follow participants close in age who were both eligible and ineligible for the vaccine to see if their incidence of dementia was different.
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Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 22 May 2025
Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to re-instate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson from baseball’s permanent ineligible list was not nearly the bombshell surprise as lot of the media treated it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
In truth, all MLB commissioner Rob Manfred did this week — by reinstating Rose and the other deceased players who had been on the sport’s permanently ineligible list — was open a path for Rose to appear on a Hall ballot for the first time.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Require eligibility verification for dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and deny or remove dependents deemed ineligible.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 22 May 2025
Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to re-instate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson from baseball’s permanent ineligible list was not nearly the bombshell surprise as lot of the media treated it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
In truth, all MLB commissioner Rob Manfred did this week — by reinstating Rose and the other deceased players who had been on the sport’s permanently ineligible list — was open a path for Rose to appear on a Hall ballot for the first time.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Require eligibility verification for dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and deny or remove dependents deemed ineligible.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Ineligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ineligible. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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