Example sentences for: disapproved

How can you use “disapproved” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But conservatives seem to have largely disapproved of the company he kept.

  • In addition to looking askance at your rather material approach, Prudie has long disapproved of elaborate birthday parties for tykes ...

  • Because dictionary users became accustomed to seeing words and senses of which they disapproved (in formal contexts) bearing the Colloquial label, the word colloquial began to undergo pejoration itself.

  • If a substitution proposal is disapproved, the Administrator shall allocate allowances to the original affected unit or units in accordance with subsection (a).

  • L 1 in the literal sense; without metaphor or exaggeration 2 with exact equivalence; verbatim < follow the instructions ˜ > 3 — used to intensify a metaphorical or hyperbolic expression < she was ˜ — tearing her hair out >; disapproved of by some speakers


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