demerit

Example Sentences

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If a venue receives six demerit points across a five-year period it is suspended from hosting international cricket for 12 months.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

International Cricket Council referee Jeff Crowe is yet to deliver his assessment of the pitch, pondering whether to give it an "unsatisfactory" rating which would see the venue slapped with a demerit point.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Yet his job review has never included a bonus for a player being called up to the majors or a demerit when someone comes up short.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

That’s it, and that’s not even a demerit.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

I've been wanting to use "bloody" without earning a demerit, but now the punch of it is gone.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins