How to Use preclude in a Sentence

preclude

verb

• Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit.
• She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career.
• But a lock-up precludes a share sale on the markets for a year.
  — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
• But storms in the area may preclude the race from taking the green flag when scheduled.
  — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
• But that still doesn't preclude Hunter from being one of the best players in the region.
  — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2019
• But that doesn’t preclude the Anteaters from trying to win.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
• My focus was straight ahead at the track, of course, and the engine noise and roar of the wind precluded any talk.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• But that doesn't preclude changes at the state level, with the courts spurring states along in the most egregious cases.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
• We like that this doesn't preclude him from going all out with his clothes.
  — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 16 Oct. 2017
• In many cases, their N.D.A. precludes them from even talking about the work.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 July 2019
• The rules preclude casinos from receiving the tax breaks.
  — David Calvert, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2021
• And Ruqayya’s hijab doesn’t preclude her from being one of the most popular girls at the school.
  — Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2021
• Not knowing the name of the county, the city or the town you were born in would preclude you from voting in today’s election.
  — Monique Judge, The Root, 12 Dec. 2017
• Still, all that moving doesn’t preclude sharks from having a rest.
  — New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
• But owning his own hot dog stand here didn’t preclude him from tasting around the town on each trip home.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
• And why does your working preclude your daughter from play dates?
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• But that doesn't preclude Hicks from having a right to know the government's business.
  — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• And if donors want to sign up as organ donors, Smith said that doesn't preclude enrollment.
  — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 10 June 2019
• The pardon only applied to the federal case and does not preclude the state charges.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• But there’s nothing that precludes him from playing the hardest.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
• Nothing that Biden says now precludes him from striking a more law-and-order note.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 11 June 2019
• Even Connaughton’s senior role didn’t preclude him from taking up the full perk.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Nov. 2023
• The hope was that this would preclude a serious accumulation of the lethal gas over the years.
  — Robin Andrews, Forbes, 31 May 2021
• Must clean equipment at a frequency that precludes soils and mold.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
• Living in a small space doesn't preclude you from the cozy vibes an electric fireplace creates.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2022
• Swift is always savvy to make sure the more Broadway-ready aspects of her tours does not preclude one-on-one moments.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023
• But not so early as to preclude being mildly concerned at the pace.
  — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017
• Here’s the thing that many people find hard to accept: Hatred does not preclude desire.
  — Anne Anlin Cheng, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2021
• But age limits would not preclude these people from serving the country.
  — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
• The details of that settlement and whether that could preclude her from entering into this lawsuit were not immediately clear.
  — Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024