How to Use disapprove in a Sentence

disapprove

verb

• The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.
• She married him even though her parents disapproved.
• At the same time, just 24% of Democrats approved of the court and 76% disapproved.
  — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 24 May 2023
• The poll showed that 56% of voters disapprove of the president.
  — Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2022
• The number who disapprove of both parties is at an all-time high.
  — Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2024
• That’s a change from the 45% who approved of his performance in January and the 55% who disapproved.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
• The same survey found 63% of residents disapprove of the job the city government is doing.
  — Jon Michael Raasch, Fox News, 23 July 2023
• For the first time in an Iowa Poll, more Iowans disapprove of Grassley’s job performance than approve.
  — Stephen Gruber-Miller, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
• Joshua didn’t stop singing, but looked up from the piano with a concerned, disapproving look on his face and shook his head at the fan who started heckling her.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023
• Wynne knew about the vigilante violence against the homeless, and disapproved of it.
  — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Fans of the Golden Arches shared their disapproving thoughts about the change on X (formerly known as Twitter).
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• The reason for that is simple: Those voters also disapprove of Trump.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• They’re just given a lot more time to be concerned or disapproving in the same way Civil Rights wives are so often treated.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• Polls show voters still disapprove of his handling of the economy.
  — Hadriana Lowenkron and Justin Sink, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• Just 20% of those who disapprove of his performance on the issue want the incumbent president to run again.
  — Byjosh Boak, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
• Many Detroiters disapproved, adamantly, of the state taking control of the beloved city asset.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
• Overall, 55% of the state’s voters disapprove of Biden’s response, while 33% approve.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Over the course of a single summer, the pair fall madly in love only to be forced apart when Allie’s disapproving parents end their trip early.
  — EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
• In the film, Mooneyham’s father disapproves of his son’s interest in rock music.
  — Luke Ottenhof, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
• The deal was aimed at addressing a $3 billion budget shortfall, but critics on TV and across social media disapproved of the move.
  — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
• The relevant agency also has to provide a procedure for Congress to disapprove of the rule.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2023
• For almost seven years my email has been full of Republicans who disapprove of Mr. Trump, support many of his policies, see no wisdom in the policies of the left, and are stuck with him.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
• That’s especially true among women younger than 45, 62% of whom strongly disapprove of the Supreme Court ruling.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• In Pew’s survey, just one-third of Americans approved of Biden’s job performance, and 64% disapproved.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Here, expressive responding among Democrats who disapprove of Biden may be the culprit.
  — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
• As a young girl, Zelma runs wild and free in the natural surroundings of Sakhalin Island, despite the disapproving whispers of the womenfolk around her.
  — Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• One of them is Kimberly Quinn’s disapproving Maggie, who pledges to do everything in her power to void Loder’s contract, but ends up sleeping with him all the same.
  — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• Clarice Beckett spent most of her adult life caring for her parents, who disapproved of her artistic ambition.
  — Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
• The region with the highest disapproval rate for hunting was the West, with 20 percent disapproving of the activity.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
• As Al Jazeera noted, recent polls show that nine out of 10 people disapprove of the country's legislature.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 13 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024