denial

Example Sentences

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The news follows a Monday denial of negotiations from a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“Continued exploitation and denial of their freedom is making them worse, and time is running out!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Iran’s denial it’s in talks with the U.S. tempered early losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Even now, as I scrutinize the components of the confrontation—the threat, the denial, the lecture, the apology—it is difficult to relate them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover