Examples of disallow in a Sentence
The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting on efforts by right-wing activists to disallow ballots, North Carolina Democrats have introduced a bill designed to prevent votes from being tossed out based on postelection rule changes.
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
This is misleading because those foundations typically allow many charges to a grant that are disallowed by the NIH.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An appeals court judge has sharply criticized his colleagues for disallowing tens of thousands of votes in a crucial North Carolina election.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Sacramento is not yet enforcing a new state law that disallows a lot of parking within 20 feet of intersections, known as daylighting, to help protect pedestrians from death and serious injury.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
This is misleading because those foundations typically allow many charges to a grant that are disallowed by the NIH.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
An appeals court judge has sharply criticized his colleagues for disallowing tens of thousands of votes in a crucial North Carolina election.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Sacramento is not yet enforcing a new state law that disallows a lot of parking within 20 feet of intersections, known as daylighting, to help protect pedestrians from death and serious injury.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disallow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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disallow
transitive verb
dis·al·low
ˌdi-sə-ˈlau̇ 
1
: to deny the truth, force, or validity of
disallowed the deduction
disallow a bankruptcy claim
2
: to refuse to allow
disallow payment of benefits
disallowance
noun
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