How to Use nullify in a Sentence

nullify

verb

• The penalty nullified the goal.
• The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Most batters could nullify a shift with one or two bunt hits.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
• The goal of this campaign has been to create facts on the ground that nullify the law.
  — The Editors, National Review, 14 June 2024
• The citizens’ group that filed suit against the city had asked a judge to nullify the sale.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
• Two years and two days have passed since the lawsuit seeking to nullify the land sale was filed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
• Here's a look at the history of the treaty and what could happen if it is nullified.
  — TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
• Montana is one of at least a dozen states that has sought to nullify new gun restrictions this year.
  — Iris Samuels, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2021
• Mayo told the Supreme Court that the patents at issue should be nullified.
  — David Kravets, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2011
• And the film even breaks the rules of good quest design by nullifying the point of all the other quests.
  — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
• As a result, much of the original's monotony was nullified, but what about the rest?
  — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
• Despite pitching with a two-run deficit, the grand slam nullified a late Tigers’ charge.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2017
• Now that the charges have been nullified, Sanan said Chwiesiuk may try to get his job back.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
• Now the court has nullified Section 2 again.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
• Hence, federal laws could be nullified at the state level.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
• The Supreme Court ruling nullified the state's ban.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
• Then the Warriors nullified it all in a span of three minutes and nine seconds.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, Orange County Register, 7 June 2017
• Those nullify each other, so this contest is dead even in the metric review.
  — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• But a late whistle for a delay of game nullified the play and backed the Panthers up five yards.
  — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
• Sometimes, the ball makes contact with the field in a way that doesn’t nullify the act of possessing it.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2018
• The play was nullified due to an off-sides call, but Johnson’s skill was evident.
  — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
• The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal since the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
• An offside call nullified a go-ahead goal by Espinoza in the 62nd minute.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
• Because to me, things like nullify and void have definite meanings.
  — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• One question is when does the state, or one of its agencies or utilities, have the right to nullify a contract?
  — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
• Opponents of the measure said the change would nullify parents' rights.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
• The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal because the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
• The goal of the bill is not to nullify Newsom’s order, Toppin said.
  — Yue Stella Yu feb. 22, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
• The goal of the bill is not to nullify Newsom’s order, Toppin said.
  — Calmatters, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
• Plus, the news that Pitt's role was the result of an almost-casting almost nullifies the cameo.
  — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 18 May 2018