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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Though replays clearly showed the puck going over the line, the goal was disallowed because the whistle had blown.
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John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The Spaniards scored, only for the finish to be disallowed for offside.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
What To Know While crowd-funding sites like GoFundMe have disallowed any fundraisers to be set up to financially benefit Mangione and/or his legal efforts, other sites like GiveSendGo have remained up and running.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The bottom line was the premiums paid by STW to CSI were not an ordinary and necessary business expense and so, therefore, the deductions taken by STW for its premiums paid to CSI were improper and would be disallowed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The Spaniards scored, only for the finish to be disallowed for offside.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
What To Know While crowd-funding sites like GoFundMe have disallowed any fundraisers to be set up to financially benefit Mangione and/or his legal efforts, other sites like GiveSendGo have remained up and running.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The bottom line was the premiums paid by STW to CSI were not an ordinary and necessary business expense and so, therefore, the deductions taken by STW for its premiums paid to CSI were improper and would be disallowed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disallow. Accessed 30 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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