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.
  • 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
  • Trying to refute these claims is like playing whack-a-mole.
    — Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The goal was to refute a defense expert who said moving an iPhone causes its backlight to come on.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Tokata then posts a video a few days later to refute claims that Tokata did not author the statement.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
  • Some believe Sarandos thinks that viewers get bored and tune out after that many episodes, though those close to him refute this.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 June 2022
  • Castor oil has long been thought to help encourage brow and hair growth, though many experts refute that claim.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Dec. 2022
  • This evidence, Holmes' team believes, will serve to refute the claims that Holmes misled Parloff, and through him, investors.
    — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Holmes' attorneys argued those notes may serve to refute the claims that Holmes misled Parloff, and through him, investors.
    — Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Potes said he was asked to refute reports that he had been detained for alleged links to criminal gangs.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
  • Panama’s efforts to refute Bush’s claims have not gone down well in Iran, however.
    — Dominic Dudley, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Neither are refuted or corrected with the same vigor and enthusiasm seen when the seed of scandal is first set.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The Chinese government has refuted the claims as lies and defended its practice and policy in Xinjiang as fighting terror and ensuring stability.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024

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