How to Use disclaim in a Sentence

disclaim

verb
  • The poll disclaims a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Yet, Duff disclaimed, the cool hue was not an indication of her soon-to-be newborn's gender.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Their children, in turn, could then further disclaim into a trust for their children if that made sense financially.
    James Lange, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Once the wife died, the children might have been able to disclaim or renounce their interests in the estate and shift some of the assets back to the father.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The only way the brothers can get the wealth back is to convince the chief of the band, Ed Whitford, to disclaim the estate.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • However, what has captivated fans the most is that it's inspired by actual events, as disclaimed at the end of the show's credits.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But it should be disclaimed that some quotes have their own journey; at times their origin gets historically murky and the provenance dubious.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 26 Mar. 2020
  • All three opening bids in the 2028 ideas primary lead by disclaiming any desire to raise taxes on the middle class.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • As such, Silver decides that Lundin has disclaimed a demand for a jury trial on all but the issue of punitive damages.
    Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2018
  • That way, if there is a retroactive reduction the trustee or beneficiaries can disclaim the gift down the reduce exemption level and avoid a tax.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made here.
    Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
  • These were quite stunning recollections, given that the deputy director had previously disclaimed any knowledge about the source of the leak.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2020
  • And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust.
    Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Every senior Democrat is disclaiming knowledge of the dossier deal, leaving Perkins Coie holding the bag.
    Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Apple plans to disclaim responsibility for the third-party content.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Hogsett defended his record, disclaiming responsibility for the rise in homicides.
    The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In such a case, the question also would arise as to whether the victims willingly agreed to a contract with Apple in which Apple disclaims liability.
    Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2014
  • For example, a person may be named as the primary beneficiary of the trust and given the authority to disclaim on behalf of the entire trust, assets given to the trust.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • But Ford, unlike Pence, could credibly disclaim complicity in the controversies that brought Nixon down.
    Brian Beutler, New Republic, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Governments cannot create high-risk environments and then disclaim responsibility for the outcomes.
    Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In an unusual circumstance, Pershing Square then disclosed the letter in a filing and officially disclaimed it.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 July 2024
  • Another is that whoever’s chosen should disclaim under oath loyalty to anyone or anything other than the Constitution.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The method used by players’ associations to litigate against leagues who lock out players is decertification, or the similar step of disclaiming interest.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
  • Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Another, called the Deepfake Accountability Act, would require all deepfakes to be disclaimed as such and impose criminal penalties for those that aren’t.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Company disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, a future event, or otherwise.
    Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Although Apple does not disclaim what changed with this build – or the previous one – the company released an update to tune the unwanted tracking sound earlier this year to let people locate an unknown AirTag around them.
    José Adorno, BGR, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Copyright Office requested that Allen disclaim the portions of the image created by Midjourney to qualify for copyright protection.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Pope Francis visited, allowing himself to be used as a prop in the Canadian government’s staged punching of the church, so the government could effectively disclaim its own role in the residential-school system.
    The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
  • While the school would insist a revenue share arrangement connected to NIL is about use of his commercial attributes and might even explicitly disclaim employment, the player could insist that depiction is more form than substance.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026

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