denial

Example Sentences

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There was no immediate confirmation or denial from Washington.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In a 1994 dissent from a denial of certiorari in a death case, Blackmun anticipated Sotomayor’s Reed dissent 32 years later.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The analyst notes Iranian Foreign Ministry’s denial that Tehran was in talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

To do otherwise, to begin joking, would have been a hypocritical denial of what had happened, and Phineas was not capable of that.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles