How to Use demerit in a Sentence

demerit

noun

• Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.
• Scores are based on a demerit system.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
• Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• There’s still a chance to turn this around on the demerits of this particular bill.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
• Gone were school uniforms and the demerit system.
  — Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
• The city of Frisco scores restaurants on a demerit system.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
• This is the first year where having three losses was not considered a demerit.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
• The story didn’t call Bannon a racist, a demerit in the eyes of some readers.
  — Liz Spayd, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2016
• Demerits and the type of violation dictates whether a pool can stay open.
  — Anna Douglas, charlotteobserver, 26 May 2017
• The state can suspend a permit for one to three years, depending on the number of demerits.
  — Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2018
• His only demerits on Sunday were two leadoff walks, but only one came back to bite him.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 27 May 2024
• Six other restaurants scored high demerits.
  — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
• The acetate frames are produced in China — which shouldn’t be taken as a demerit.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2019
• Parag, who admitted to the offence, was given one demerit point alongside the fine.
  — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• Along with receiving 40 demerits, Donlen had to pay fifty cents as his share of the damage.
  — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2024
• This mpg demerit is most likely due to the Touring's larger 17-inch wheels.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2020
• If the students slipped up, they were given demerits or forced into the closet as punishment.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
• While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.
  — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
• My grade is an A-minus, the lone demerit from failing to reach a Super Bowl.
  — Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• As a do-it-all shoe, however, the SL Evo has two major demerits.
  — Scott Douglas, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
• Slight demerits are due for the Josh Brown and Corey Perry contracts, though.
  — The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
• Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
• The other reason to not put Golden State too high is the demerit for the sunk cost of the failed Schröder deal.
  — John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
• Another restaurant was not closed but scored higher than 30 demerits.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
• The movie’s one major demerit is a lack of screen time for Cheadle, whose character is a welcome presence in the book.
  — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
• The biggest demerit on season 27 would be the White Locust twist.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
• Fort Worth’s health inspections function on a demerit system.
  — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
• Switching to the Grom with the belt drive kit, the riding experience is… pretty much the same as with a chain, which is not a demerit.
  — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
• Trump himself appears to be wrangling in real time with the benefits and demerits of either approach.
  — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2018
• Among Academy’s first collection, there are a handful of pieces that would surely earn demerits.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023