disfavor

Example Sentences

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The program singles out a list of industrial facilities for disfavor, setting a low threshold for the permitting requirements to kick in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

That shaving scene referenced earlier dramatizes why this and other supposedly neutral policies painfully disfavor some people without diving into a medical manual.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

This is not exactly in the show’s disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

"When I return with her heart, there will be years aplenty for all of us," she said, eyeing her sisters' hairy chins and hollow eyes with disfavor.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman