How to Use waiver in a Sentence

waiver

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  • The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit.
  • He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.
  • The righthander cleared waivers, and as a result, returned to the Red Sox.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • When Vrana cleared waivers, he was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The Tigers claimed Vasquez off waivers from the Phillies at the beginning of August.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Blinken approved the sanctions waiver last week, the sources said.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • For the waiver to apply the flight has to be rescheduled no later than Jan. 16.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Sborz is out of minor league options and would have to clear waivers before the Rangers could send him to the minors.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The airline issued a waiver for those who had flights delayed due to the FAA ground stop.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Thompson, by the way, was claimed off waivers by Kansas City on Sunday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The Bengals, who had to wait until nearly the end of the waiver claims list, were there to pick up the veteran guard.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • This could include first-year waivers for new customers.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023
  • The state co-pay waiver saves Fout $370 a month on child care costs – a sum that can spell real relief when bills come due.
    — Rene Marsh, CNN, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The Colts claimed Muhammad off waivers in September 2018, but he was waived a month later and re-signed to the practice squad.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2023
  • The number of waiver requests has tripled since 2018, state data shows.
    — Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The waiver of penalties would not be available if the IRA owner died in 2023, Luscombe said.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The Rangers had the 24th-highest waiver claim entering play on Tuesday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Rosenbaum broke down in tears, confused by the U.S. government’s failure to move up the start date for the visa waiver program.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And Adam Miller is more in sync with his teammates, after sitting out the first nine games when his waiver was denied.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • That waiver is supposed to be ruled on within three business days.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The waiver was coming to an end, and the Lennons received a deportation notice.
    — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The Users Group helped some of them navigate the waiver-application process.
    — Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Farhan Zaidi was back in his comfort zone Tuesday, working the waiver wire and smoothing the edges of his 40-man roster.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The outlines of the swap had been previously announced and the waiver was expected.
    — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The father was the last witness to speak in the second day of a reverse waiver hearing — an effort by the defense to move the boy’s case from adult court to children’s court.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
  • As the urgency around covid-19 subsides, many expect the waiver to expire this spring.
    — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
  • That means they must be waived by January 7, which is tomorrow, to complete the 48-hour waiver process.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Riders must wear helmets and sign a waiver but do not need to register in advance.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
  • At both events, businesses asked questions focused mostly on how the rules work and how to apply for a waiver.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • At one point, the first woman to run a major Wall Street bank asked her top executives to sign waivers to go skydiving as part of a prank.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

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