How to Use disapproval in a Sentence
disapproval
noun
- I could sense her disapproval.
- They made their disapproval of our behavior very clear.
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But get behind the wheel of a car, and all that disapproval tends to melt away.
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Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
31 Jan. 2023
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Jiménez hopped in the batter’s box in disapproval and had a few more words on his way back to the dugout.
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Lamond Pope,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Aug. 2021
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If this earns you a full blast of their disapproval, then 1.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
12 Oct. 2022
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Mark Cuban has never been one to hide his disapproval of the SEC.
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Kamran Rosen,
Forbes,
8 Aug. 2022
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Madonna has been clear about her disapproval of Trump over the years.
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Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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And Lee didn’t stop with that single vote of disapproval.
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Sarah D. Wire,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Aug. 2021
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Sathyamurthy shakes his head in disapproval and says there’s an urgent need to address the threat to the groves.
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Mahima Jain,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2023
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And an April Siena poll found Ms. Hochul with a 69% disapproval rating on crime.
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Andrew Stein,
WSJ,
18 Aug. 2022
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But that likely won’t stop the noise of disapproval that will come his way on Monday.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
12 Sep. 2022
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What’s your greatest fear as an artist, other than the disapproval of a loved one?
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Tomris Laffly,
Harper's BAZAAR,
31 May 2023
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As for Scott, the crowd didn’t need any priming to express its disapproval.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Oct. 2024
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Calvin elicits one of the book’s few moments of disapproval.
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Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
3 June 2021
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But he was dogged by rumors of the princes’ deaths and disapproval of his usurpation of Edward V’s crown.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Mar. 2023
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Biden, at this point, is inverse of this with an approval rating in the mid 50s and a disapproval rating in the low 40s.
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Harry Enten,
CNN,
6 June 2021
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Rapp, who filed suit against Spacey in 2020, said the hostess would throw a rubber chicken at the screen to show disapproval.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2022
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Throughout it all, Iger’s disapproval of Chapek was a secret to no one.
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Kim Masters,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Nov. 2022
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The censorship could well have been a sign of disapproval from higher up in the Party.
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James Griffiths,
CNN,
3 May 2021
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The Galleri test alone can cost up to $949 — prompting some commenters to share their disapproval of her post.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
Peoplemag,
11 July 2024
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But the note failed to quell the growing disapproval within the newspaper’s ranks.
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Oliver Darcy,
CNN,
20 June 2024
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The bond was not the first to garner residents’ disapproval.
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Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2024
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If this is indeed true love, then set aside your sons’ disapproval.
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
10 June 2021
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Times have changed in many ways, so the voice of disapproval may be primarily in your own head at this point.
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Tarot Astrologers,
chicagotribune.com,
30 July 2021
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The civilian review board has voiced its disapproval in strong terms.
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cleveland,
27 Aug. 2022
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But the alliance between the two young men elicits disapproval from the people around them.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
31 May 2022
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Of course, some of this disapproval is a reflexive GOP reaction to just the name Biden.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
18 Feb. 2022
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His disapproval rating remained about the same as well, at 42%.
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Steven Lemongello,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Oct. 2022
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While many were amused by the viral father-son outing, the child’s mother made her disapproval known.
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Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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His disapproval rating is 43 percent, giving him a net approval score of plus 12 points.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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