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.
• 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
• 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
• The goal of this campaign has been to create facts on the ground that nullify the law.
  — The Editors, National Review, 14 June 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Here's a look at the history of the treaty and what could happen if it is nullified.
  — TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
• Now that the charges have been nullified, Sanan said Chwiesiuk may try to get his job back.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
• 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
• 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
• The lack of a fur market this winter will nullify that.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
• 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
• Two years and two days have passed since the lawsuit seeking to nullify the land sale was filed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
• 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
• Most batters could nullify a shift with one or two bunt hits.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
• 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
• The score was nullified by a holding penalty on Humphrey.
  — Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
• 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
• 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
• The first one nullified a third-down sack and was followed three snaps later by a Green Bay touchdown.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 15 Oct. 2019
• 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
• White had a goal nullified for offside (67th minute), before Ertz moved out of the midfield.
  — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
• In that case, the judge acknowledged that the Supreme Court may nullify her decision.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• 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
• 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
• The lawsuit asks a judge to nullify the Horn Lake officials' decisions and to order the city to grant the land-use request for the mosque.
  — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2021
• The Jets briefly appeared to score a touchdown on 3rd-and-2 from the four-yard line, but it was nullified because of a holding penalty.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
• Santander’s contract contains an opt-out after the third year, though the team can nullify it by exercising a club option for the 2030 campaign.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 23 Feb 2025