How to Use eligibility in a Sentence

eligibility

noun
  • And those changes might cost the course its eligibility to host some high school events.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • This game is a pivotal one for both sides, with each team a win from bowl eligibility.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Two-way deals can be swapped at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For many, betting on your own team would seem like a clear path to losing eligibility.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • All players would have five years of eligibility, with a five-year window to use it.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • There was just no way that was going to work out for them, because there was no school, so there was no eligibility.
    Abc News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Any athlete who wants to state their case for an extra year of eligibility has until the end of next month.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • And some experts say the changes to eligibility could be challenged in court.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The scope of eligibility varies by state.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Elliott is the lone act to be inducted on her first year of eligibility.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • The new law would reduce that three-year period to two years for eligibility.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • All the shows that want to meet the cutoff for Tony Award eligibility have opened.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
  • And the state must perform eligibility checks every six months instead of a year.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The five-year eligibility clock starts when a player first enrolls full-time in college.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Council has discussed seeking a sixth year of eligibility, but has yet to earn the waiver to do so.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Bream would go so far as to wager White will get inducted in his first year of eligibility.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • The bill would require people to prove their eligibility every six months instead of once a year.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2025
  • But with his eligibility just months away, the stage is quietly being set for a new chapter.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Yet even those who make it through the eligibility gantlet could find their access to care diminished.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • It should be noted that those three were all in their first year of eligibility, so perhaps the voters didn't want this year's class to wait any longer.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Hanada will join the Rams as a junior and will have two seasons of eligibility.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Mantle is elected in his first year of eligibility and Ford in his second year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Under the new rule, dropping a class will also trigger a change in their loan eligibility.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Does that make Cronin want to get transfers with as many years of eligibility left as possible?
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Aguero will have one season of eligibility remaining at his next school.
    Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Speeds and prices may change based on location and eligibility.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Buehrle has only four years of eligibility remaining, and will likely run out of time.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s how public school seniors can check their eligibility and sign up to claim their scholarship funds.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

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