How to Use negate in a Sentence

negate

verb
Definition of negatenext
Synonyms for negatenext
  • The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract.
  • That, though, doesn’t negate the strength of the Gators’ 6-0 start.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The best of this country — the hopes, the dreams — doesn’t negate the worst of it.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The way to negate that variable is to build in some fail.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2022
  • In order to negate that pattern, the bulls want to see the stock trade above $243.
    — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Some screen passes to Hunt and even Chubb would have helped negate the rush.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021
  • All that doesn’t negate the Chiefs great play through the early part of the season.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The change in the law, however, came too late to negate the fine for the 2018 promotions.
    — Fox News, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The Buckeyes came up with a big play of their own to negate one of those breakdowns.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
  • To negate the Blue Hose’s passing game, Lindsey wanted to run the ball.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2021
  • And so, on one hand, one endorsement doesn’t negate all of that.
    — Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Getting to the free throw line will slow the game down and negate Marquette’s elite offense.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023
  • But the first of two roughing-the-passer calls — this one on Stanley Ta’ufo’ou — would negate it.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • To warp — indeed, to negate — the meaning of genocide: nasty.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Dec. 2021
  • So, while Navy has a poor offense, the rushing habits of the two teams negate that issue.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The turnovers and rebounding were more than enough to negate Xavier's shooting.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, being able to detect it early doesn’t negate the need for a cure.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 June 2022
  • The normal downside is the price, which is negated by this deal.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Walking cute dogs for a couple of hours negated the need to join a gym and was more fun!
    — Siobhan Gallagher, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2024
  • The need for more officers doesn't negate the need for major changes at MPD.
    — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Williamson could negate most of these headaches by showing up to training camp in shape.
    — Christopher Dodson, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Mak Lerma singled in the seventh and scored later in the inning on a balk to negate the Pearce run the sixth.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
  • The Lightning figured out a way to negate Colorado's speed.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 21 June 2022
  • The Ugly Eagles forced six turnovers off the press and had negated some of the Wolves’ size and athleticism.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Be aware of who's trying to negate your confidence, even if it's framed as a joke.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The loss of the Olympics would negate the difficult-to-calculate goodwill that Japan and Tokyo might have won.
    — Graham Dunbar, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • This making of merit is believed to negate the effect of past evils in the giver’s present life, as well as the next.
    — Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2020
  • This allows for the cells to work the way that the pancreas is meant to, helping to negate the effects diabetes has on the body.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The Huskies’ offense also negated Oregon State’s size with an elite shooting start.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But the calls were made instantaneously from the snap; the fact that the penalties seemed to almost always negate a big play for the Titans offense was an unhappy coincidence more than anything.
    — Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024

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