refute
Example Sentences
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Just because a filmmaker does something with one film that a viewer may not jive with doesn’t mean their work should be refuted forevermore.
From Salon
Outside of the Chagall exhibition in Moscow, former piano teacher Irina refutes the idea of trying to escape from the war.
From Barron's
Campbell refuted the claim that he said he would "harm" groundsman Low, who he described as being "really good" at his job.
From BBC
“We keep on moving until you really can’t refute the evidence, and it becomes something that you have to confront,” they said.
From Los Angeles Times
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has told the High Court he "utterly refutes" the "preposterous" allegations of unlawful newsgathering at the paper.
From BBC
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