INELIGIBLE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for INELIGIBLE, such as:

1. The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.
2. It is true that Eliza's situation did not seem wholly ineligible.
3. The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.
4. He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.

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 Meanings and Examples of INELIGIBLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
ineligible
 a.  unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
Classic Sentence:
1  He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
2  It is true that Eliza's situation did not seem wholly ineligible.
Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
Example Sentence:
1  The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.
2  The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.
3  Some farmers have said the system is unfair because many families are ineligible for help if a wife or son has taken up work in a nearby town.