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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Allen also had a 28-yard kick return that was nullified by a penalty.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
• The plaintiffs asked the court to nullify all policy passed during the shutdown.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2020
• At the time, the Ohio secretary of state sent a directive that the primary would be held June 2, which has now been nullified.
  — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2020
• Some fans have said not to fix what’s not broken, but others have called for Southgate to make the switch and attempt to nullify Germany’s threat down the flanks.
  — Liam Canning, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• In the third quarter, Hill’s apparent first-down run on a fake punt was nullified by tight end Josh Hill being called for a false start.
  — oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2020
• Or worse, a TV viewer could get up and go to the bathroom between fights and completely miss one of the 90-second films, nullifying some $3 million in expenditure.
  — Matt Craig, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• If decisions don’t need to be made on the spot, then this nullifies the need for a strategy entirely: simply evaluate every candidate and pick your favorite.
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024