How to Use disqualification in a Sentence

disqualification

noun

• Jones was up on two of the three judges scorecards at the time of the disqualification.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• But for the next 15 months, the man worked to get the town to reconsider the disqualification.
  — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
• Trump hasn’t run or won yet, so the question of his disqualification is arguably in the future.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
• Would the disqualification clause of the amendment not cover the top posts in the executive branch?
  — Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
• The move led to Tyson's disqualification and temporary ban from the sport.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• Experts have said that an appeal for any of these disqualification cases could make its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023
• There are bound to be big fights ahead about just how states should go about using their own disqualification powers.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
• Anything faster would be deemed a false start and a disqualification.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
• The only option besides disqualification was to pick up her skis and poles and start toward the finish line on foot.
  — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
• Melanie Amato, a spokeswoman for the Ohio secretary of state, said the office was aware of the disqualification.
  — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• Greene is one of several politicians across the country who have faced challenges to their under the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment.
  — Rick Klein, ABC News, 9 May 2022
• Though a disqualification is not the preferred way to win any race — particularly the Kentucky Derby — it’s part of the sport.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
• The header will attempt to rope the steer first through one of three legal catches—around both horns, around one horn and the head or around the neck—with any other type of catch resulting in disqualification.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• The stewards ruled there wasn’t enough to warrant a disqualification.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
• Hamlin's disqualification, which is the first of a Cup winner since 1960, made driver Chase Elliott the winner in Sunday's race.
  — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
• He was disappointed that not even judges were made aware of a disqualification.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
• Lee also questioned each of the plaintiffs, as well as how they would be harmed, suggesting that each of them has a disqualification that would keep them from competing despite the ban.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
• Pattis has been sharply critical of her rulings and at one point asked for her disqualification.
  — Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2023
• Any slap that doesn’t meet the criteria will result in disqualification, and every strike is subject to video review.
  — Mark Anderson, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023
• Scherer turned down Tundidor’s motion for disqualification, leading the inmate’s lawyers to go to the Supreme Court.
  — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• The disqualification came because Allen reacted faster than is allowable after the starting gun went off for the race.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
• On the other hand, if Willis remains on the case, any appeal process — known under state law as a certificate of review — over her disqualification could take several months if the judge grants it.
  — Claudia Kelly-Bazan, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
• For the player to enter the game, two other quarterbacks on the game-day roster must be unavailable due to injury or disqualification.
  — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
• Congress can remove this disqualification with a two-thirds vote, per Section 3, and did so for Civil War veterans in a few cases.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
• His disqualification signals that the Kremlin has decided not to take the risk of allowing Nadezhdin on the ballot, even at the cost of further eroding the legitimacy of the campaign.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
• In Birmingham, a sumo was given new life after losing a gold-medal match by disqualification.
  — Joseph Goodman, al, 10 July 2022
• All about Willam's wild disqualification from season 4 One of the most shocking moments in the series' history came in season 4 when Willam became the first queen to be disqualified for breaking the rules.
  — Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• In such instances, disqualification is not even the preferred course, much less an automatic one.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
• Their reluctance to do so speaks to their desire to seek Khan’s disqualification before staging any election.
  — Husain Haqqani, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2023
• But Newton North head coach Shawn Wallace challenged the disqualification, which was overturned.
  — Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024