How to Use refute in a Sentence

refute

verb
Definition of refutenext
Synonyms for refutenext
  • The lawyer refuted the testimony of the witness.
  • He refutes the notion that he's planning to retire soon.
  • She refuted the allegations against her.
  • Which does not refute this fact: The premise of Town Hall was brilliant.
    — Jack Fowler, National Review, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Still, there are those who refute the Free Press report.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2020
  • In court documents, the scouts refute that idea as well.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • One way to approach this is to ask: What is Ghost World trying to refute?
    — Ling Ma, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
  • And both refute the popular claim that Sims thought the drugs were too unproven and might prove lethal.
    — Rosalind Bentley, ajc, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The Audit Guys also used the cast-vote record to refute that attack.
    — Steven Rosenfeld, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2022
  • This claim was refuted by the city’s mayor and local leaders on both sides of the aisle.
    — National Geographic, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Trying to refute these claims is like playing whack-a-mole.
    — Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The developments of the last few weeks would seem to refute many of the tactical critiques, at the very least.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 June 2020
  • Or perhaps the goader will attempt to refute the claims that life has value.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • And then step down and help your nemesis step up and refute your argument.
    — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 4 July 2022
  • While Twitter was eager to refute Trump's claims, the reason for Trump's egregious lie might be the best part.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The justices may duck this argument but cannot refute it.
    — The Editors, National Review, 22 July 2021
  • The players said the effort to refute that premise in general, though, began with the start of bowl practice.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2021
  • In 2019, he was forced to refute claims that his doctorate was bogus.
    — Jerry Harmer, Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
  • OpenAI refuted the claim but pledged to change the sound anyway out of respect for her wishes.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
  • The Arizona Secretary of State has refuted the video’s claim.
    — Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But our study, using the largest research cohort of Latinos in the United States, seems to refute the paradox.
    — Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation, 8 June 2022
  • In a new interview, Vassos refutes Stewart’s claim that the show doesn’t have hot guys.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Fluctuations in the weather don’t refute clear long-term trends in the climate.
    — Jeremy P. Shapiro, The Conversation, 2 May 2023
  • Baldwin did not refute this point but clarified that the scene was meant to end with him cocking the gun while pointing it just to the side of the camera.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Markle only brought it up to highlight the fact that what was reported in the tabloids was not correct, and the palace didn’t do anything to refute it.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2021
  • But to explain this argument is to refute it, because that isn’t what the gay couple would want from Ms. Smith.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But none of the reporting has been refuted, even by its targets.
    — The Editors, National Review, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The Backstreet Boys singer’s reps have refuted Schuman’s claims.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Being in exile is also a way to distance yourself from anyone who might try to refute your version of events.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Even though that study has been widely debunked and refuted, and modern studies continue to consistently show that shots are safe, the idea that vaccines are linked to autism persists, without evidence, among some vaccine skeptics.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024

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