How to Use demerit in a Sentence

demerit

noun
  • Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Those were the only demerits of the night for Ohtani.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • There’s still a chance to turn this around on the demerits of this particular bill.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
  • Gone were school uniforms and the demerit system.
    — Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The city of Frisco scores restaurants on a demerit system.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
  • This is the first year where having three losses was not considered a demerit.
    — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The story didn’t call Bannon a racist, a demerit in the eyes of some readers.
    — Liz Spayd, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2016
  • Demerits and the type of violation dictates whether a pool can stay open.
    — Anna Douglas, charlotteobserver, 26 May 2017

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