How to Use disapprove in a Sentence

disapprove

verb

• The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.
• She married him even though her parents disapproved.
• Well, two-thirds of the country would disapprove of a self-pardon.
  — NBC News, 17 Jan. 2021
• Carey herself took to the internet to disapprove and fans are loving it, to say the least.
  — Laura Furr Mericas, Chron, 19 Dec. 2020
• Change can be frightening, even for those who disapprove of the symbiosis between church and state.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
• Recent polling shows voters narrowly disapprove of the ban.
  — Kate Smith, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2020
• Sixty percent of voters disapprove of his job performance.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2021
• Some might feel discouraged by neighbors and friends who disapprove of early decorating.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2020
• Gaskin disapproves of the idea that the government should have control over women’s bodies, instead of women being able to make their own choices.
  — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
• Miss Manners can hardly disapprove of affording shelter from the rain to any person, pretty or otherwise, who appears to be in need.
  — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
• Congress' job rating stands at 23% who approve and 64% who disapprove, according to Monmouth.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
• Within 60 legislative days after a new rule comes out, Congress can disapprove it using streamlined procedures.
  — Daniel Farber, The Conversation, 18 Jan. 2021
• Another survey shows that nearly three-quarters of high school seniors think their friends would disapprove of weekend binge drinking, up from just over half in the early 1980s.
  — Ty Schepis, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2020
• Republicans disapprove of Congress and Biden at much higher rates than Democrats and independents.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
• Biden's job approval has dropped to 37 percent, with 57 percent disapproving—a clear sign of public dissatisfaction.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
• At the same time, just 24% of Democrats approved of the court and 76% disapproved.
  — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 24 May 2023
• While 77% of Democrats back the plan, 62% of Republicans disapprove of it, the poll found.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• The poll showed that 56% of voters disapprove of the president.
  — Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2022
• Alaskans would be asked in 2026 to approve or disapprove the result.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2021
• On the flip side, only 2% of those who disapprove of the job Biden is doing give Congress high marks.
  — Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2021
• The number who disapprove of both parties is at an all-time high.
  — Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2024
• The shade of Alfred Stieglitz, O’Keeffe’s dealer and husband, may disapprove of this.
  — Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
• 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
• If some of his colleagues disapproved, Clarke didn’t mind.
  — Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
• Even if some still disapprove, many older adults don’t care.
  — Francine Russo, Time, 19 Sep. 2021
• The biographer told The Post that some Britons may disapprove of having a child out-of-wedlock.
  — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
• The majority of voters disapprove of the job that Biden and Harris have done.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
• Younger people and those in larger cities were more likely to disapprove.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
• But at least one person disapproved of the venture: Carter himself.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
• The poll found 56% of Americans disapprove of the way Biden is handling the conflict, compared with 40% who approve.
  — Ellen Knickmeyer and Emily Swanson, Star Tribune, 23 June 2021

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024