How to Use disapproval in a Sentence

disapproval

noun

• I could sense her disapproval.
• They made their disapproval of our behavior very clear.
• Hogan has been vocal in his disapproval of the new map, claiming that the redrawn lines are egregiously gerrymandered.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2021
• The timing of the primaries could make that voter disapproval significant.
  — Ross Ramsey, Chron, 19 Nov. 2021
• Almost immediately, people took to the streets to voice their disapproval.
  — Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021
• Tensions are high when the two families meet and learn to navigate their way through their initial disapproval of the relationship.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022
• Higher prices led to disapproval of Biden's economic leadership.
  — Josh Boak, ajc, 16 Jan. 2022
• Examples include a dearth of sympathy and care from parents in times of need, constant disapproval from family members, or bullying from peers.
  — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
• Diplomatic boycotts are meant to send a message of disapproval while allowing athletes to participate in the Olympic Games.
  — Kim MacKrael, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
• But get behind the wheel of a car, and all that disapproval tends to melt away.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2023
• If this earns you a full blast of their disapproval, then 1.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
• Mark Cuban has never been one to hide his disapproval of the SEC.
  — Kamran Rosen, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• Sathyamurthy shakes his head in disapproval and says there’s an urgent need to address the threat to the groves.
  — Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
• And an April Siena poll found Ms. Hochul with a 69% disapproval rating on crime.
  — Andrew Stein, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
• But that likely won’t stop the noise of disapproval that will come his way on Monday.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022
• What’s your greatest fear as an artist, other than the disapproval of a loved one?
  — Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
• But he was dogged by rumors of the princes’ deaths and disapproval of his usurpation of Edward V’s crown.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
• Rapp, who filed suit against Spacey in 2020, said the hostess would throw a rubber chicken at the screen to show disapproval.
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
• Throughout it all, Iger’s disapproval of Chapek was a secret to no one.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
• The Galleri test alone can cost up to $949 — prompting some commenters to share their disapproval of her post.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
• But the note failed to quell the growing disapproval within the newspaper’s ranks.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 June 2024
• The bond was not the first to garner residents’ disapproval.
  — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024
• The civilian review board has voiced its disapproval in strong terms.
  — cleveland, 27 Aug. 2022
• But the alliance between the two young men elicits disapproval from the people around them.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 May 2022
• Of course, some of this disapproval is a reflexive GOP reaction to just the name Biden.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 18 Feb. 2022
• His disapproval rating remained about the same as well, at 42%.
  — Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
• The board members seemed aware of mounting disapproval.
  — Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• The entrails conveyed a large number of signs that were said to convey the gods' approval or disapproval.
  — Steve Denning, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• The old woman’s amusing disapproval is barely softened even when the owners turn out to be genuinely friendly.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
• Don’t interpret their silence or distance as anger or disapproval.
  — Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024