disallowed
Example Sentences
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Four years ago in Qatar, only one goal was disallowed after 70 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"We got lucky," he said after a quarter-final that saw Norway take the lead, miss a great chance to make it 2-0, have a goal disallowed and also hit the bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the second half, Mostafa Zico made it 2-0 to Egypt, moments after the Pharaohs had a goal disallowed by instant replay for a foul that occurred at the other end of the pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
They had a second goal disallowed before they got their second goal for an infringement that was almost on their own touchline.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
However, any mathematician of the day would have scoffed at this line of reasoning; Archimedes used the tools of the infinite, which were so expressly disallowed by his mathematical colleagues.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
