disallow

Example Sentences

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Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw, still incensed by Ndala's decision a few moments earlier to disallow a Senegal goal from Ismaila Sarr, ushered his team off the field.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The existing players in cybersecurity provide businesses with complex firewalls: software that identifies customers’ internal users of data, and tools that allow or disallow access to information for parties external to the customer.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The VAR, Jarred Gillett, sent Pawson to the monitor to disallow the goal.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Frank was furious with Simons' red card -- which was upgraded from a booking after a VAR review -- and the failure to disallow Ekitike's goal for a push on Romero.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

The motion sought to disallow the testimony of David Strayer, the professor at the University of Utah, who is expert in distracted driving.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel