How to Use disallow in a Sentence

disallow

verb
  • The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.
  • Atlas had scored twice in the first half but both were disallowed.
    — Ivan Orozco, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • That’s against the letter of the law and the goal was disallowed.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • One option would be to disallow them from the blockchain, though that might cause a hard fork.
    — Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Above those levels, the tax break is disallowed.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
  • And disallow the ball from moving up the middle of the floor.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But it was disallowed because the puck was kicked into the net.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But the puck crossed the goal line one second after the horn and was disallowed.
    — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And some rules disallow pit bulls or dogs heavier than 25 pounds.
    — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 9 June 2025
  • But the goal was disallowed because of a high stick after a review.
    — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The bonus payments are not approved; they are disallowed.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • If the entire ballot had been disallowed, Snider would have won by nine points.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Just like the first half, the second started with a goal disallowed by the referees.
    — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 12 May 2018
  • The referee signaled a goal but then seemed to disallow it for offside.
    — Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The referee signaled a goal but then seemed to disallow it for offside.
    — Demetris Nellas, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Edmundson, who had a goal disallowed earlier, found a loose puck and cranked a slap shot.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But the goal was disallowed after a video review, as the ball clearly struck his hand and went into the goal.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Who knows when the next bill’s gonna be (about allowing or disallowing the derriks).
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • By the time Dyson scored, Lentz had already waved his hand, disallowing the run.
    — Drake Hills, azcentral, 24 July 2019
  • The Spaniards scored, only for the finish to be disallowed for offside.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Rubin put the ball past Freese in the 29th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • The goal was initially disallowed for a foul but the call was reversed after video review.
    — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Raphinha had a lovely goal disallowed for offside.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Nmecha eventually has the ball in the net, but it’s disallowed for a prior offside.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Though replays clearly showed the puck going over the line, the goal was disallowed because the whistle had blown.
    — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In between those goals, the Bobcats had two goals disallowed because the shooters were in the crease.
    — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, 16 May 2018
  • Others said that potential defamation of a board member was not a reason to disallow the rental.
    — Mike Cason, AL.com, 18 July 2017
  • The rule needs to change to disallow shots that clearly have no chance of going in, shots flipped up because of the contact rather than in spite of them.
    — Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Griezmann, who had missed training because of a fever, had a goal disallowed for offside early in the second half.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017

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