Demerit used in a sentence

Demerit in a sentence as a noun

Scala doesn't use HM. To one way of thinking, this is a demerit.

The compromise they have in Ontario is that infractions get you demerit points as well as fines.

But before I make specific comments I'd like to point out that simplicity is a virtue not a demerit.

Adding content and getting it reverted isn't a demerit; it's only painful if you are attached to the content.

The Mizar project has been verifying a good share of math results for decades, not to demerit HoTT but to clarify the article.

I guess you can give a demerit to C++ for it being the one feature they didn't steal from elsewhere, but then again you can give C++ a black eye for a lot of things.

The only leg up in my eyes for the iPhone is the better app curation, but as someone who uses mostly web apps and Hangouts that's not a big demerit to me.

Since GitHub is becoming a defacto resume for some developers, this could encourage people to not be assholes if there is the possibility of a demerit showing up on their profile page.

It's definitely indisputable that the vast majority of successes come from an established platform of advantage, but it shouldn't totally demerit their accomplishments.

I treat it as an instant credibility demerit against journalists and headline-writers who casually group Groupon with other completely different, more tech-heavy, more honest companies.

"Almost all the senses of the umpire are up to the level of a person of his age, with the possible exception of one that, although its absence doesn't demerit him at all as a human being, maybe would suggest that he'll be better in another line of work, like piano tuner.