How do you use Disapprove in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like evaluate or judge, plus the exact meaning.
Disapprove in a sentence
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Disapprove meaning
- To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
- To refuse to approve; reject.
Using Disapprove
- The main meaning on this page is: To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of. | To have or express an unfavorable opinion. | To refuse to approve; reject.
- Useful related words include: evaluate, pass judgment, judge, approve.
- In the example corpus, disapprove often appears in combinations such as: disapprove of, who disapprove, to disapprove.
Context around Disapprove
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disapprove
- In this selection, "disapprove" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strongly, somewhat, cent and strongly stand out and add context to how "disapprove" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 25 who disapprove and americans still disapprove of his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disapprove" sits close to words such as airlift, alamos and algiers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disapprove
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Of those, 29 percent “strongly” disapprove. (6 words)
P: So you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove? (8 words)
Employees can choose approve, disapprove, or no opinion for the CEO. (11 words)
The Prime Minister wasn't the only person to disapprove of the marriage due to his status as the titular head of the Church of England - an organisation that also denounced remarriage if a former spouse was still living. (39 words)
In the end, however, the jury fails to gather all the evidence and dig further into the quandaries surrounding the case, which leads to a guilty sentence for the defendant because they disapprove of his character. (36 words)
More than half of people (52 per cent) disapprove of her handling of the negotiations, but a similar number (50 per cent) said they also disapprove of Mr Corbyn's reaction to Brexit. (33 words)
P: So you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove? (8 words)
Do Britons approve or disapprove of the government's record to date? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Half (50%) say that disapprove of the announcement an NDP government won’t use back to work legislation, with a third (30%) saying they disapprove strongly.
More than half of people (52 per cent) disapprove of her handling of the negotiations, but a similar number (50 per cent) said they also disapprove of Mr Corbyn's reaction to Brexit.
P: So you somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove?
Among people with bachelor’s degrees, 47% said they strongly disapproved of Biden’s plan and 10% said they somewhat disapprove.
A Quinnipiac poll this week found nearly six in 10 Americans still disapprove of his handling of the economy.
As a final insult for making this choice, all party members strongly disapprove of the character's decision.
A suite of recent polls shows Biden's his general approval score, while more than half disapprove of his handling of the economy.
He also ensures the girl will not rebel against him, as Ellie would most likely disapprove of Joel’s behavior.
However, we deeply disapprove of your idea to sell off storied art from Valpo’s collection to accomplish that end.
Majorities of both White and Hispanic Republicans disapprove of selective educational institutions taking race and ethnicity into account in admissions decisions in order to increase the racial and ethnic diversity at the school.
Of course, Ned may disapprove of Valentin not being hands-on enough during this ELQ emergency.
Of those, 29 percent “strongly” disapprove.
The NBC News poll shows only 40% of registered voters approve of Biden’s job performance, and 57% disapprove, which is an all-time low for Biden in this poll since becoming president.
The Prime Minister wasn't the only person to disapprove of the marriage due to his status as the titular head of the Church of England - an organisation that also denounced remarriage if a former spouse was still living.
This did not mean that Sukles did not wholly disapprove of Kanepi's partnering Gabueva, however.
Voters broadly disapprove of the way Biden is handling the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, a New York Times/Siena poll has found, leaving him with few politically palatable options.
But the polls also show Brits are divided over Badenoch, who won the leadership race earlier this month, with 20% of them liking her, compared to 25% who disapprove.
Do Britons approve or disapprove of the government's record to date?
Employees can choose approve, disapprove, or no opinion for the CEO.
In the end, however, the jury fails to gather all the evidence and dig further into the quandaries surrounding the case, which leads to a guilty sentence for the defendant because they disapprove of his character.
Common combinations with disapprove
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- disapprove of 64×
- who disapprove 13×
- to disapprove 8×
- they disapprove 7×
- percent disapprove 7×
- strongly disapprove 5×
- and disapprove 5×
- or disapprove 4×
- disapprove the 4×
- approve disapprove 3×