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How to use repeal in a sentence

27 example sentences · verb, noun

Repeal means to cancel, invalidate, annul. Example: “Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.”

Examples of repeal by meaning

verbTo cancel, invalidate, annul.

  • to repeal a law
  • Labour says it will repeal the legislation if it wins the next General Election.2024 February 7, Mel Holley, “Network News: War of words between Prime Minister and union”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 14

More sentences with repeal

  • Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.From the entry homosexual
  • Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.From the entry galvanize
  • I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.From the entry move
  • I don't think there's any hope of repealing this city's silly parking bylaw. The genie is out of the bottle, sadly.From the entry the genie is out of the bottle
  • The mayor said that the law was passed last year, but also that he believes that most of the citizens are against the law and would support its repeal.From the entry against the law
  • Therefore it would unrepeal its repeal in the EU Withdrawal Bill.2017 December 12, Faisal Islam, “Government scrambles to avoid defeat on EU Withdrawal bill”, in Sky News. From the entry unrepeal
  • Does NMSL repeal automatically raise the State's maximum speed limit to the pre-NMSL speed limit?1995 December 29, “On The National Highway System Designation Act Of 1995”, in Federal Highway Administration. From the entry NMSL
  • To repeal the tax (Question I), a 50 per cent majority vote is required.1977 September 8, "Crime against clarity", editorial, Bangor Daily News, page 14…. From the entry plurality
  • Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives.1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1…. From the entry anti-gay
  • They wanted the cornlaws and he moved step by step towards repeal.1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 223. From the entry cornlaw
  • Repeal the law of perpetuities, including the Perpetuities Act, and the law of accumulations as inscripturated in the Accumulations Act.2022, Albert Oosterhoff, "Should You Be Able to Share in Your Common Law Partner’s Intestate Estate?", Section 5: "Other Desirable…. From the entry inscripturated
  • Eight bills introduced in to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday would repeal laws that have become outdated and unenforced.2017 September 21, “City Council Looks To Repeal Outdated, Unenforced Laws”, in CBS News. From the entry unenforced
  • Far from needing to be repealed, the ban on politics in the pulpit ought to be enforced more aggressively.2013 September 8, “The pulpit should be free of politics”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry enforce
  • This provision of the law should be repealed.1964, John F. Kennedy, “Where We Stand”, in A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 81. From the entry Asia-Pacific
  • Since repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment a substantial majority of Kentucky counties have voted under local option to outlaw liquor.1954, Alben W. Barkley, That Reminds Me, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42. From the entry prohibition
  • Wall Street wants repeal of the provisions for penalizing executives (and large stockholders) who trade in their company's securities.1942 February 9, “Back to Philadelphia”, in Time. From the entry insider trading
  • When the repeal was voted on and passed, the group of USU students left the meeting, expressing their disappointment as they exited.2021 December 9, Maya Mackinnon, “Logan plastic bag ban repealed”, in The Utah Statesman. From the entry usu
  • The five women on trial were almost all activists for the full repeal (not just a moratorium) of lapidation, ie stoning, from Iran’s law books.2007 March 6, “International Women’s Day, another day of repression for women”, in 亚州新闻. From the entry lapidation
  • As the years went by, and the Penal Laws were repealed, the custom of The Stations continued, especially in Ireland's more rural areas.c. 2000-2005, Bridget Haggerty, “An old custom that still exists...The Stations”, in Irish culture and customs. From the entry stations
  • Though legislators now dead passed many statutes now in force, a mere majority in the current Congress can repeal statutes but cannot amend the Constitution.1996, Sterling Harwood, Judicial Activism: A Restrained Defense, San Francisco, Calif.: Austin & Winfield, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry necrocracy
  • It also rerepeals a Section that was amended by an Act of the 87th General Assembly after it was repealed by an internal repealer.1991, Laws of the State of Illinois Enacted by the General Assembly at the Extra Session. From the entry rerepeal
  • The government’s “bullish” and “macho” approach to Brexit should not stop Conservative backbenchers from tabling amendments to the crucial repeal bill, a leading Tory remainer has said.2017 September 4, “End ‘macho’ Brexit posturing, Anna Soubry urges May”, in The Guardian. From the entry macho
  • And much as they welcome his promise to repeal "don't ask, don't tell", they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.2010 October 14, “An Own Goal on Gay Rights”, in The Economist. From the entry stately
  • Eyman's measure also would repeal the state tax on boats, 1 percent of the vessel's value, and replace it with a flat tax of $10.50 a year.2001 November 18, David Ammons, “Eyman takes aim at some more taxes”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 27 Nov 2015. From the entry flat tax
  • Chairman, the Stark amendment, as I see it, is a last-ditch effort to resurrect the cat, the catastrophic care bill, and to unrepeal the repeal which we just passed.1989, Congressional Record. From the entry unrepeal

Meaning of repeal

  1. verb To cancel, invalidate, annul.
  2. verb To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
  3. verb To suppress; to repel.

Full definition of repeal

Questions about repeal in a sentence

How do you use repeal in a sentence?
Repeal is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.”
What is a short sentence with repeal?
“to repeal a law”
What does repeal mean?
Repeal means to cancel, invalidate, annul.

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