refute

Example Sentences

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In a statement on X, Amesty claimed that the case was dismissed because her legal team “masterfully refuted all the false allegations against me and cleared my name.”

From Salon

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