How to Use disapproval in a Sentence

disapproval

noun

• I could sense her disapproval.
• They made their disapproval of our behavior very clear.
• But get behind the wheel of a car, and all that disapproval tends to melt away.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2023
• Jiménez hopped in the batter’s box in disapproval and had a few more words on his way back to the dugout.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• 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
• And Lee didn’t stop with that single vote of disapproval.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
• 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
• As for Scott, the crowd didn’t need any priming to express its disapproval.
  — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Its approval rating is close to a record low, and its disapproval rating is near an all-time high.
  — Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
• Tom Yawkey showed his disapproval as O'Brien shot this poignant photo.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• Even now, with the public roaring its disapproval, Biden is unable to get the message.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 20 Oct. 2022
• The good news for Biden is that neither group has a Biden disapproval over 50%, which has been a common thread in all national polls for the past 6 months.
  — David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2022
• The disapproval is exemplified by a pompous New Yorker interviewed on the street by young fans.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
• The staff members were civil, even kindly, forbidden to express disapproval of the way of life that had brought their patients into their care.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Jan 2025