How to Use disqualification in a Sentence

disqualification

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  • McIlroy and Simpson laughed as Garcia reached the tee box with a minute to spare and to avoid disqualification.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Signing for an incorrect score led to the disqualification.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 10 Apr. 2021
  • But those who didn’t validate their identities this week face disqualification.
    — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Willis initially planned to not object to Rolfe’s motion asking for the disqualification of her office.
    — Christian Boone, ajc, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Other legal experts have noted that this reading would make the disqualification power toothless.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Such a disqualification could be approved by a simple majority, unlike the two-thirds vote necessary to convict.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2021
  • Jones was up on two of the three judges scorecards at the time of the disqualification.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Japan finished fourth in the event and would have been among the medals but for the disqualification.
    — NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • But for the next 15 months, the man worked to get the town to reconsider the disqualification.
    — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Trump hasn’t run or won yet, so the question of his disqualification is arguably in the future.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Would the disqualification clause of the amendment not cover the top posts in the executive branch?
    — Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The move led to Tyson's disqualification and temporary ban from the sport.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Experts have said that an appeal for any of these disqualification cases could make its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The team had petitioned to wear the shorts its players train in from the start of the tournament, Lio said, but was threatened by the EHA with a fine or disqualification.
    — NBC News, 26 July 2021
  • Even without the disqualification, the men's relay team would have finished in the second-to-last place.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Rules dictate wrestlers have to make weight on the morning of both days of the two-day event and failure to do so results in instant disqualification.
    — NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • While the White House moved to rescind the broader waiver in April, citing the regime’s disqualification of Machado, the damage had been done.
    — The Editors, National Review, 30 July 2024
  • There are bound to be big fights ahead about just how states should go about using their own disqualification powers.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Anything faster would be deemed a false start and a disqualification.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
  • After Phogat’s disqualification, only the gold and bronze medals were awarded in the event.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The only option besides disqualification was to pick up her skis and poles and start toward the finish line on foot.
    — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Once the appeal is docketed, an order from the court on the disqualification issue can take up to six months.
    — Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 8 May 2024
  • Being as popular as the person at the top of the ticket could be a disqualification.
    — Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • Melanie Amato, a spokeswoman for the Ohio secretary of state, said the office was aware of the disqualification.
    — Emily Schmall, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • That is normal, not the disqualification or the poor management at the judges’ level.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The United States will compete in the 4x400m mixed relay final at the Tokyo Olympics after the team's disqualification was overturned.
    — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Greene is one of several politicians across the country who have faced challenges to their under the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 9 May 2022
  • Though a disqualification is not the preferred way to win any race — particularly the Kentucky Derby — it’s part of the sport.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • She was threatened with more substantial fines and even disqualification by the heads of all four tennis Grand Slams, then packed up her racquets and left Paris.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2021
  • State officials said that any flagged voter received a notice and had two weeks to contest the disqualification.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

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