How to Use disagree in a Sentence

disagree

verb
  • I think that I should sell my car, but he disagrees.
  • As the 1960s wore on, many in S.N.C.C. came to disagree.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The Supreme Court disagrees with the 9th Circuit on both.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • And there were a lot of people who kind of disagreed on how the colonies should be.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The judge disagreed, and the teen is expected to be charged as an adult.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • But Cheryl and the other wives who read the Splash script in its later stages disagreed with the choice.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Asked whether the gap between the Dodgers and the rest of the league’s top teams had closed, the manager didn’t disagree.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The fight in the Atchafalaya is not against nature, but among humans who disagree about what to build next.
    — Spencer George, Longreads, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Lisa writes: My son and I disagree about bagel flavors.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The bandmates seemed to disagree on how hard restarting had been, though.
    — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 21 June 2022
  • Lieberman, who was not involved in the new study, disagrees.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But with all trends, there are haters, or maybe in this case people who just disagree.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2022
  • But the judge disagreed and said the act allows for exceptions.
    — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • But Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor for six seasons of the show, disagrees.
    — Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • While the school called it plagiarism, the parents and their lawyer disagree.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Neal says his client does not disagree that crime in the area near The Lucky Evening Store has increased in recent years.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 7 July 2022
  • That’s a tall order, to say the least, whether one agrees or disagrees with her takes on Madoff or Trump.
    — Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The algorithms are not smart enough to know the engagement comes from those who disagree with the claims.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • To disagree over policy and then debate where to have a beer or a meal.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
  • Some disagreed with the rule, but George Steinbrenner’s word was law.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The two sides disagree about whether the term sheet is an enforceable contract.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Yes, there are going to be some people who disagree with this point.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But the two sides in the case sharply disagreed about how much closing the Southeast Alaska troll fishery would help.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
  • The court also disagreed with Napear about the religious nature of the tweet.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Andrews and Lim disagree over how to treat a patient split almost in half.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Given the team’s 11 World Series titles—now 27—it was hard to disagree.
    — Fay Vincent, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • On the matter of economic growth, the CBO disagrees with this outlook.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • Those who disagree with him are branded greedy and corrupt.
    — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 1 May 2022
  • But the original poster disagreed, arguing that the line was in fact freeing.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Though the woman is adamant on not helping out the stepdaughter this time around, her husband disagrees with this stance and has proposed buying her a new car with repayment terms attached.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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