How to Use disallow in a Sentence

disallow

verb

• The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.
• Score was disallowed, possession was returned to Belmont from the point of the missed field goal.
  — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• Others said that potential defamation of a board member was not a reason to disallow the rental.
  — Mike Cason, AL.com, 18 July 2017
• Griezmann, who had missed training because of a fever, had a goal disallowed for offside early in the second half.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017
• Staff was directed to prepare an amendment to city code disallowing wood-burning devices in new construction.
  — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Sep. 2017
• Our decision to disallow the September event was based on specific threats and a date that fell soon after the Charlottesville event.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2017
• Instead of creating a new set of rules, Gavin suggested removing disallowing beekeeping from the city code.
  — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 14 Sep. 2017
• A new state law disallows the city from moving it without a waiver from the State Historical Commission.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2017
• Unsecured creditors voted for the chapter 11 plan, but asked the judge to disallow a provision shielding Apax from lawsuits.
  — Peg Brickley, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2017
• That’s against the letter of the law and the goal was disallowed.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
• But it was ruled a high-stick and the goal was disallowed.
  — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
• And disallow the ball from moving up the middle of the floor.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
• Atlas had scored twice in the first half but both were disallowed.
  — Ivan Orozco, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• By the time Dyson scored, Lentz had already waved his hand, disallowing the run.
  — Drake Hills, azcentral, 24 July 2019
• White had another goal, which would have been her second of the night, disallowed by VAR in the 67th.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 July 2019
• In between those goals, the Bobcats had two goals disallowed because the shooters were in the crease.
  — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, 16 May 2018
• Just like the first half, the second started with a goal disallowed by the referees.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 12 May 2018
• But the goal was disallowed because of a high stick after a review.
  — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
• If the entire ballot had been disallowed, Snider would have won by nine points.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• The Lancers pressed from there, and had a second goal disallowed in the final minutes because of a penalty.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Sep. 2019
• But the flag was raised and the goal was initially disallowed, until a VAR check showed that Aubameyang was onside and re-awarded it.
  — SI.com, 1 Oct. 2019
• Capping a burst down the right side, McDavid jammed the puck past Crawford and over the goal line with 2:46 left in the second, but the goal was disallowed because the net was dislodged on the play.
  — Matt Carlson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
• Swansea did have the ball in the net in the game, but Wilfried Bony's finish was disallowed as Jordan Ayew was adjudged to have committed a foul in the build up.
  — SI.com, 4 May 2018
• The referee signaled a goal but then seemed to disallow it for offside.
  — Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• In an era when dunks were disallowed in games, the Wolverines put on an impressive display of dunking in warm-ups.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2020
• During that meeting, the city denied and disallowed the claim in full, according to city records included in the suit.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
• And since 1991, the metal has been disallowed when hunting waterfowl in the United States.
  — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 26 June 2019
• The biggest play in this game was the referee’s decision with 13:36 to play to disallow what would have been Sam Reinhart’s second goal of the game.
  — Tom Canavan, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
• Indiana University preemptively changed its rules one day before its students set up an encampment by disallowing tents and changing a decades-old rule.
  — Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 3 May 2024
• Critics of Israel’s participation point out that just two years ago, Eurovision disallowed Russia in a similar situation.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 22 Sep 2024