How to Use waive in a Sentence

waive

verb
Definition of waivenext
Synonyms for waivenext
  • She waived her right to a lawyer.
  • The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
  • The judge ruled in Bal’s favor, and the debt was waived.
    — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Saints waived Book as part of their roster cuts ahead of the 2022 season.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Oliver waived his right to be present when the verdict was read aloud.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The card comes with a $95 annual fee, which is waived the first year.
    — Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Williams did not waive his rights and refused to speak, the affidavits said.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • At his arraignment, Lester waived the reading of the charges and pleaded not guilty.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024
  • China was forced to waive debts for 17 African countries last year.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2023
  • As part of the plea, Brown waived the right to receive jail credit for time served in the county lockup.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • A couple of his son’s friends skated over and waived to Tony and the rest of the Girard family.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
  • Giolito’s next start was against the Angels, who had just waived him.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • When Sandmann appealed to the Supreme Court, the media outlets waived their right to respond.
    — Andrew Wolfson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • At the start of his trial, Joly waived for his right to have a jury hear his case and instead opted to have the judge decide.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Thao waived his right to a trial by jury in October 2022 for his state charges.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
  • When York struggled last summer, though, the Browns waived him and traded for Hopkins.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The refs waived off the score after determining Toney was offside, and the Chiefs were unable to score in the next few downs, leading them to lose the game to the Bills.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • After seeing less of the field due to inconsistent play, McClain was waived by the Raiders in 2013.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 6 July 2023
  • Roy spent the last three seasons with the Carolina Panthers but was waived Monday.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • There is no requirement to waive the fees, the police department claims.
    — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
  • And if there were a conflict, Mr. Trump could choose to waive potential objections to it.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • There's no credit card required to try it, and students can apply to have the fee waived on their account for one year.
    — PCMAG, 10 July 2024
  • Of course, Amazon will waive these new fees if sellers decide to pay for AWD instead.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Mills opened the season with the Atlanta Hawks before signing with the Heat on March 6 after being waived.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • Friday is a big day, with Chris Paul’s salary guarantee set to activate if the Dubs don’t waive him.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • Reynolds signed with the Tennessee Titans but was waived in November 2021 and claimed by the Lions.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Fines imposed as a punishment for an offense would not be waived.
    — Morgan Lee, ajc, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The statement, however, did not mention any plans to waive the Pokhara airport loan.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Combs refused to waive her right to sue Netflix in exchange for four months severance.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
  • Davis accepted the punishment in April by waiving his right to a hearing board.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024

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