negating
Example Sentences
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It was Silva here who amended City's press, negating Liverpool's change.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
The flip side is that big tech firms, oil exporters and other businesses with overseas customers could see a boost, potentially negating some of the negative effects of a weaker dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
This approach should not be confused with toxic positivity, which is when people only look for the positive while negating any negative emotions.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
They seemed left for dead after Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs in the bottom of the first, immediately negating Freeman’s RBI line-drive single in the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
I apologize for the double negative, but it’s a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
