How to Use nullify in a Sentence
nullify
verb- The penalty nullified the goal.
- The law has been nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal since the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
—USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
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The field goal was nullified and UCF owned a 7-6 triumph and a 2-0 record.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2019
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The goal of this campaign has been to create facts on the ground that nullify the law.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 June 2024
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And the film even breaks the rules of good quest design by nullifying the point of all the other quests.
—Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
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The citizens’ group that filed suit against the city had asked a judge to nullify the sale.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
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The move didn't halt the project or nullify the land lease deal because the city of Bainbridge owns the land, not the county.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
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Here's a look at the history of the treaty and what could happen if it is nullified.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
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Now that the charges have been nullified, Sanan said Chwiesiuk may try to get his job back.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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The Willow Project by itself does not nullify all the good Biden has done for the planet.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
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The two teams nullified each other for the first 18 minutes, but the first half-chance of the match produced the opening goal.
—SI.com, 26 June 2018
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The lack of a fur market this winter will nullify that.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
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And with the snake red herrings nullified, BOA led me to think of a feather boa, which was my way into the greens.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Two years and two days have passed since the lawsuit seeking to nullify the land sale was filed.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
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The Hogs appeared to have stopped a fake field goal run from the 21, but BYU caught a break as they were flagged for delay of game to nullify the play.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
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Most batters could nullify a shift with one or two bunt hits.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
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Plus, the news that Pitt's role was the result of an almost-casting almost nullifies the cameo.
—Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 18 May 2018
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The score was nullified by a holding penalty on Humphrey.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Theory of the case: Greg and Quentin hatched a plan to trap Tanya into adultery and nullify their prenup.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
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Dentino’s lead, which once stood at four strokes on the back nine, was nullified as the duo walked back to the 18th tee box for a sudden-death playoff.
—Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2019
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The first one nullified a third-down sack and was followed three snaps later by a Green Bay touchdown.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 15 Oct. 2019
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Brazil was held by Venezuela to a 0-0 draw in the subsequent match, though, twice having goals nullified by VAR.
—Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 22 June 2019
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Salah gave Laporte a headache in both of the quarter-final legs and Kolarov will have to be at his very best to nullify the 25-year-old.
—SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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White had a goal nullified for offside (67th minute), before Ertz moved out of the midfield.
—Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
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In that case, the judge acknowledged that the Supreme Court may nullify her decision.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Montana is one of at least a dozen states that has sought to nullify new gun restrictions this year.
—Iris Samuels, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2021
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Their hard work was nullified by Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark, who turned away 41 shots to hand the Wings a 2-0 loss.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2019
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David Moyes’ game plan when facing the Premier League’s stronger sides has always been about attempting to nullify their strengths, rather than trying to exploit their weaknesses, and this was a good example.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Concerned that many people weren’t aware that their votes were in danger of being nullified, Sykes and her sister-in-law, a pastor, arranged the gathering, putting out the word through Facebook messages, calls, voting rights groups and flyers.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 27 Jan. 2025
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