How to Use disqualification in a Sentence

disqualification

noun
  • Jones was up on two of the three judges scorecards at the time of the disqualification.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Japan finished fourth in the event and would have been among the medals but for the disqualification.
    — NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • At least one school advised that teams could face disqualification if fans showed up.
    — Paul Klauda, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The points will come off due to the disqualification.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Anything faster would be deemed a false start and a disqualification.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2022
  • There are bound to be big fights ahead about just how states should go about using their own disqualification powers.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • My goal has been to keep the disqualification rate as low as possible.
    — James Anderson, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2018
  • There have been a large amount of disqualifications just twelve races into the season.
    — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • Trump hasn’t run or won yet, so the question of his disqualification is arguably in the future.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Reigns was in two tag team matches on Raw, with both ending in disqualification.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 5 July 2018
  • This disqualification could cost us as much as $6,000 come tax time.
    — Tiffanie Drayton, Marie Claire, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Barclay thought that would mean disqualification off the bat and so was shocked to get approved for the next round of interviews.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 8 June 2017
  • There are no reliable polls in Iran, and no one has taken to the streets to protest his disqualification.
    — Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2016
  • The only option besides disqualification was to pick up her skis and poles and start toward the finish line on foot.
    — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The disqualifications could lead to fines from the league, or even suspensions to begin next season.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2018
  • The move led to Tyson's disqualification and temporary ban from the sport.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Once the appeal is docketed, an order from the court on the disqualification issue can take up to six months.
    — Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 8 May 2024
  • That is not, and cannot, be the standard for judicial disqualification.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Even without the disqualification, the men's relay team would have finished in the second-to-last place.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • But for the next 15 months, the man worked to get the town to reconsider the disqualification.
    — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Being as popular as the person at the top of the ticket could be a disqualification.
    — Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • That is normal, not the disqualification or the poor management at the judges’ level.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Rules dictate wrestlers have to make weight on the morning of both days of the two-day event and failure to do so results in instant disqualification.
    — NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Failure to agree to a background check will result in disqualification.
    — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The governing body said that bans, fines and disqualifications of results are among the punishments that could be levied.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Would the disqualification clause of the amendment not cover the top posts in the executive branch?
    — Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • After Phogat’s disqualification, only the gold and bronze medals were awarded in the event.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Stone Cold and The Rock clashed in a no-disqualification classic.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The penalty for failing to meet that standard is disqualification.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The disqualification of Bell for executing a wall ride on the final lap added to the uproar.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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