ineligible

Example Sentences

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A US State Department official alleged to AFP that the referee was "associated with suspected members of terrorist organizations," therefore "making the traveler ineligible for admission to the United States."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

During the qualifying round, South Africa won its group by finishing ahead of Nigeria and advanced despite starting the campaign with a loss due to an ineligible player used in a match against Lesotho.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

So if Musk is mad about this, he can at least take solace in the fact that the S&P’s rules should also keep his mortal enemy Sam Altman’s company ineligible.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

This way, a state that aggressively removes ineligible or fraudulent enrollees would see its totals fall but its per person baseline untouched.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I asked what was to become of the young writers whom the Communist party had implored to join the clubs and who were ineligible for the new group, and there was no answer.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright