How to Use deny in a Sentence

deny

verb
  • She denies all the charges that have been made against her.
  • The judge denied their request.
  • He denied the report that he would be quitting his job.
  • The police deny that racism is a problem in the department.
  • Yes, I was there. I don't deny it.
  • The pair were both shocked by the question and denied the inquiry.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • Mack can't — and doesn't — deny the point Dom is making.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In a statement to The Times, Adidas denied the claims in the lawsuit and pledged to fight it.
    — Megan Twohey, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The companies denied breaking any rules and wouldn’t budge on the fees.
    — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The city board denied his reappointment to the panel last year.
    — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023
  • On the right, in the Trump world now, the fastest way to social media fame and fundraising is to deny the 2020 election.
    — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2022
  • There’s no denying that this is a tricky time to be running a circus.
    — Marty Lasalle, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Smith made another strong save for Gotham in the 43rd minute, denying Weaver.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • The basic pattern is to deny or occlude, then flip the script.
    — Paige L. Sweet, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The agency would then to approve or deny the plan within nine months.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • But there’s no denying that Wicked has a lot going for it in its bid to win best picture.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But Rodríguez made a leaping catch at the wall in left-center to deny him a two-run home run.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
  • But the Reds would not be denied as substitute Cody Gakpo headed in a Robertson cross in the 76th minute to seal the win.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • That has been a symbol of those who denied the 2020 election results.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2024
  • The banks denied the claim and Trump hasn’t provided any evidence to back it up.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
  • It’s really not fair to deny the country a front-row seat as this whole saga plays out.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Those on the right who would deny the label should probably reflect on why Biden reached for it in the first place.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
  • While McMahon has denied the claims, the case remains active.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The judge denied her client’s appeal, and Pebror never spoke with her client again.
    — Eileen Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, entered a plea of not guilty to all 34 counts.
    — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 23 June 2023
  • There’s no denying pies are delicious (dare you to try to turn down a slice of this Hot Buttered Rum Pie).
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In France, the moral right of an artist to withdraw or deny his work is perpetual, and passed on to his heirs.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Hochman announced last month that he's asked the court to deny the habeas corpus petition, arguing the new evidence isn't credible or admissible.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But Ernst Russ later denied the claims, saying that the ship was carrying four empty containers that had previously contained the hazardous chemical.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025

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