How to Use eligibility in a Sentence
eligibility
noun-
New to the blitz is a change in eligibility for the beds.
— Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Elliott and The White Stripes made the list in their first year of eligibility.
— Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023 -
And those changes might cost the course its eligibility to host some high school events.
— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024 -
But for Indiana to reach six wins and bowl eligibility, these are the type of plays and penalties that must be tossed out of the equation.
— Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023 -
Five years later in 1979, in his first year of eligibility, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Indeed, the band deserves to go in its first year of eligibility – 2025 – a la Pearl Jam and Eminem.
— Jim Harrington, SPIN, 8 Nov. 2023 -
There was just no way that was going to work out for them, because there was no school, so there was no eligibility.
— Abc News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2023 -
He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, his first year of eligibility.
— Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
They then can be signed with such playoff eligibility up to the April 9 end of the regular season.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Hanada will join the Rams as a junior and will have two seasons of eligibility.
— Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023 -
Johnson is out of eligibility; Bowen and Ducas haven’t chosen whether to return for a fifth year.
— Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023 -
The band made it into the Rock Hall in its first year of eligibility, while Smashing Pumpkins have still yet to receive such an honor.
— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024 -
The goal, Messner said, is not to disqualify Trump from the ballot, but to have the Supreme Court decide on his eligibility.
— Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023 -
In Plénitude’s first year of eligibility, the restaurant rocketed to the top of Michelin’s rankings, earning tres etoiles right out of the gate in 2022.
— Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Elliott is the lone act to be inducted on her first year of eligibility.
— Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023 -
Spotify said songs can go in and out of eligibility for the 1,000-stream minimum as the company will account for stream share at the end of each month.
— Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023 -
There’s not much higher praise than that — and Clark, with her huge and growing fan base, has another year of eligibility.
— Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023 -
De Laura will be a fourth-year junior in the fall with two years of eligibility remaining.
— Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023 -
In his first year of eligibility, Mays was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
— Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 June 2024 -
Though he’s got one year of eligibility left, Timme has said publicly that four years at Gonzaga is enough.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023 -
The requirements for eligibility for president are 35 years of age and born in the United States.
— Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024 -
The question of eligibility has been among the most controversial issues for the task force.
— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023 -
The new law would reduce that three-year period to two years for eligibility.
— Julian Mark, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Both of those women released huge titles in the past eligibility period, and they are all but assured to land one of the five or six available slots.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 -
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
— Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023 -
The most surprising snub, however, is definitely the White Stripes, who were thought to be a shoo-in in their first year of eligibility.
— Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 May 2023 -
Weight Loss Surgery for Teens Guidelines determine the eligibility of teens for bariatric surgery.
— Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 July 2024 -
Banks originally joined the Huskies in June of 2021, playing in four games that year to preserve his eligibility.
— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024 -
Yes, Jayden Maiava is a season of eligibility younger than Miller Moss.
— Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024 -
Prince will be the starting center, having gained another year of eligibility through a medical-hardship waiver.
— Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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