How to Use nullify in a Sentence

nullify

verb

• The penalty nullified the goal.
• The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal since the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
• The field goal was nullified and UCF owned a 7-6 triumph and a 2-0 record.
  — Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2019
• The goal of this campaign has been to create facts on the ground that nullify the law.
  — The Editors, National Review, 14 June 2024
• And the film even breaks the rules of good quest design by nullifying the point of all the other quests.
  — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
• The citizens’ group that filed suit against the city had asked a judge to nullify the sale.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
• The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal because the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
• Here's a look at the history of the treaty and what could happen if it is nullified.
  — TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
• The Willow Project by itself does not nullify all the good Biden has done for the planet.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
• The lack of a fur market this winter will nullify that.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
• And with the snake red herrings nullified, BOA led me to think of a feather boa, which was my way into the greens.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Two years and two days have passed since the lawsuit seeking to nullify the land sale was filed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
• The Hogs appeared to have stopped a fake field goal run from the 21, but BYU caught a break as they were flagged for delay of game to nullify the play.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
• Theory of the case: Greg and Quentin hatched a plan to trap Tanya into adultery and nullify their prenup.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• The first one nullified a third-down sack and was followed three snaps later by a Green Bay touchdown.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 15 Oct. 2019
• In that case, the judge acknowledged that the Supreme Court may nullify her decision.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• Montana is one of at least a dozen states that has sought to nullify new gun restrictions this year.
  — Iris Samuels, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2021
• Their hard work was nullified by Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark, who turned away 41 shots to hand the Wings a 2-0 loss.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2019
• The lawsuit asks a judge to nullify the Horn Lake officials' decisions and to order the city to grant the land-use request for the mosque.
  — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2021
• The Jets briefly appeared to score a touchdown on 3rd-and-2 from the four-yard line, but it was nullified because of a holding penalty.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
• In the third quarter, Hill’s apparent first-down run on a fake punt was nullified by tight end Josh Hill’s false start.
  — Brett Martel, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2020
• The goal, then, is to nullify NETs without obliterating the cells that wield them.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
• With the Bruins likely to try to nullify the run game and key on the tight ends, those guys will get opportunities to shine.
  — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• Opponents of the measure said the change would nullify parents' rights.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
• With this tactic, the government nullified their lives and deaths.
  — Matthew Dursum, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2023
• Winston threw a touchdown pass that was nullified by a penalty, and the Saints settled for the first of Will Lutz’s three second-half field goals.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 20 Aug. 2023
• But the president’s effort to nullify the election is not the worst outrage.
  — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2020
• Stylistically, Mineiro will look to nullify the Botafogo threat and be potent on the counter themselves.
  — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
• Florida State lawyers have estimated that without a court victory nullifying the grant of rights, the cost for the school to leave the ACC could be $572 million.
  — Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024