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.
• 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
• The state Supreme Court will either accept or deny the petition.
  — oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
• Amazon Amazon won't deny that fraudulent reviews on its platform are a problem.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
• Our need to grind, to persist through the pain, to deny the trauma that inevitably comes with life but that was certainly compounded by the pandemic, is destroying us.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2022
• 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
• China can control costs, offer shipping to make its cars even more competitive on price, and potentially deny shipping services to rival firms or countries.
  — Mary Hui, Quartz, 12 Jan. 2023
• He is being held without bond under the new Aniah’s Law which allows judges the discretion to deny bond to violent criminals.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 Dec. 2022
• Lake needed to prove not only that misconduct occurred, but also that it was intended to deny her victory and resulted in the wrong woman being declared the winner.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
• However, Thompson ruled that the electoral misconduct alleged in the case was not proven to be deliberate and intended to deny Lake a win.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
• The unlikely pair were seen chatting on the House floor as the Republican worked to deny McCarthy the speakership.
  — Sophia Slacik, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2023
• Motions by Yandell and Sylvester to overturn their guilty verdicts were denied by a federal judge this month and they’re set to be sentenced on Dec. 18, records show.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
• In addition, The Post found that Social Security relies on a list of obsolete jobs to deny thousands of claims each year.
  — Lisa Rein, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That has been a symbol of those who denied the 2020 election results.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2024
• 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
• The episode takes a nightmarish turn when, the next morning, Asher wakes up on the ceiling, denying all laws of physics.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 13 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024