Example sentences for: disapproved

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

  • 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

  • Having more than one wife was all right: Gentiles (nonMormons) just disapproved of having them all at the same time!

  • 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.

  • 4) Clinton's job rating fell from 60 to 55 points in a Washington Post poll, apparently because pollees disapproved of his use of the White House for fund raising.

  • It is unlikely that Bin Ladin could have returned to Afghanistan had Pakistan disapproved.


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