Sentence examples for waive off from inspiring English sources
"waive off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone has given up a right or privilege. For example, "The tenant waived off the right to receive an early termination settlement."
"To suggest that the administration has the ability to waive off the Clean Air Act is not found in the law," said Dan Bartlett, an aide to President Bush.
One example is Colombia which decided to waive off diplomatic immunity for two of its staff who were wanted for questioning in a murder investigation in the UK.
Currently, the only way diplomats and their family and staff can be prosecuted for crimes is if their own country chooses to waive off the immunity, which is very rare.
If that's the case, it could be taken as a desperate desire of Russia to waive off the US by letting the world know that they are able and willing to hold their own in a nuclear arms race, but would rather not start one.
The creditors will waive off the entire loan but this will have a negative impact on the credit history of the borrower.
His supporters waive off such talk.
But the officials conferred and waived off the goal for a crease violation.
Here we see Steven Adams' would-be-game-winning putback for the Thunder being (correctly) waived off by the officials.
The Rangers dominated early, holding a 9-2 edge in shots, but had a goal waived off about a minute in when the referees ruled Ranger Michael Del Zotto kicked the puck into the net.
But when the Seals took the stage for a question-answer session after the screening, introduced by their ranks and first names only, a Navy public affairs officer waived off any questions from the audience and would not allow the Seals to talk to a reporter.
Other agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, were later waived off funding gun-related studies, according the letter.
