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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Colombia peppered him with shots from all parts of the attacking third, as seen below, and had three goals disallowed before Daniel Munoz’s deflected strike — cruelly — finally beat Mpasi on 76 minutes.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The Supreme Court recently voted down an attempt by the administration to disallow states from counting late-arriving mail-in ballots.
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Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
But a video review ruled that Waldemar Anton had pushed Gill to the ground before the shot, and the goal was disallowed.
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Kyle Hightower,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The boxes come streaming down the belt and disallow this comradery’s lasting forever.
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Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The Supreme Court recently voted down an attempt by the administration to disallow states from counting late-arriving mail-in ballots.
—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
But a video review ruled that Waldemar Anton had pushed Gill to the ground before the shot, and the goal was disallowed.
—
Kyle Hightower,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The boxes come streaming down the belt and disallow this comradery’s lasting forever.
—
Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disallow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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