DISAPPROVE in a Sentence

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The two men laughed, a bit unwillingly, and it seemed to Scarlett that they drew together in united masculine disapproval of her.

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 Meanings and Examples of DISAPPROVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
disapprove
 v.  have or express an unfavorable opinion about something
 v.  officially refuse to agree to
Classic Sentence: (75 in 6 pages)
1  You disapprove of me still, I see.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
2  I only say,' he resumed, addressing me, 'that I disapprove of your preferring such company as Mistress Peggotty, and that it is to be abandoned.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
3  I cannot remember when the old gentleman did not disapprove of me.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
4  I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
5  Chichikov's horses also found nothing of which to disapprove.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
6  Driving off, with Mammy beside him, each was a perfect picture of pouting African disapproval.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
7  Mammy muttered darkly to herself as she waddled, taking care that her remarks were pitched too low to be understood but loud enough to register her unqualified disapproval.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  That would be fatal, as only old men and very old ladies could belch without fear of social disapproval.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  They telegraphed their disapproval of Scarlett's conduct to Hetty Tarleton by delicately raised eyebrows.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  As she took the whisky from him and held it to her mouth, she saw his eyes follow her, a vague stirring of disapproval in them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
11  His old black face was as pitiful as a child's under its mother's disapproval, his dignity collapsed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
12  The two men laughed, a bit unwillingly, and it seemed to Scarlett that they drew together in united masculine disapproval of her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
13  Melanie held onto the back of her chair for support, almost crumpling beneath the weight of a disapproval she had never known before.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
14  Neighbors were so outspoken in their disapproval that Frank, Pitty and Melanie found it hard to hold up their heads.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
15  And as I grew older his disapproval of me became downright dislike, which, I admit, I did little to change.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
Example Sentence:
1  I am sorry I must disapprove your action.
2  I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
3  I don't object to what she says, but I strongly disapprove of her manner of saying it.
4  The students are showing their disapproval by refusing to attend lectures.
5  The addict often reads disapproval into people's reactions to him even where it does not exist.
6  Several countries have expressed their strong disapproval of the law.
7  The resource person may correct a serious error and repeat the phrase again but with no trace of disapproval or reproach.
8  She fixed the child with a stare of such disapproval he did not dare move.
9  Miss Watson had to purse her lips to show her disapproval of Huck's bedraggled appearance.
10  Newport pointed out that disapproval ratings for President Bush were 47 percent in January 2004, just 10 months before he won a second term.
11  Even though we disapproved of Senator Foghorn's political goals, we were impressed by his ability to filibuster endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote.
12  She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.
13  Janet gave him a disapproving look.