negation

Example Sentences

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In one case involving his filly Gamine, her positive test for betamethasone resulted in the negation of a third-place finish in the 2020 Kentucky Oaks.

From Washington Post

For two people who need a prefix of negation to refer to each other, my ex and I have had a rather porous boundary between my place and his.

From New York Times

In most negotiations, building trade unions bargain with the Association of General Contractors of Washington, which essentially gives contractors a say in the negations.

From Seattle Times

After several days of back-and-forth negations, both sides reached an agreement that included provisions for additional testing and metrics allowing for schools with major virus outbreaks to close and go virtual.

From Los Angeles Times

“Immediately I launch into this theory about interstitial space in poetry, the negation between objects and Eisenstein’s theory of montage,” he said.

From New York Times