disqualification

Example Sentences

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Tschofenig had scored 137.7 in the first round but his rule breach led to an immediate disqualification and handed Slovakia's Hektor Kapustik a route through to the final.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The Olympian didn’t budge, and the standoff ended with his disqualification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

An impassioned Heraskevych, who is allowed to remain at the Games despite not competing, told reporters at the Cortina Sliding Centre that he believed his disqualification was "totally wrong".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He isn’t an academically trained economist, but that’s not necessarily a disqualification.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“I mean that if disqualification was part of the rules, I’d miss having you around.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman