How to Use rebut in a Sentence

rebut

verb

• Her lawyer attempted to rebut the witness's testimony.
• Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life.
• The truth is that Scott wasn't there to rebut Biden's speech.
  — Clay Cane, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
• None of the claims made by the Post’s sources have been rebutted.
  — William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 16 May 2017
• Comey has tried to rebut Giuliani’s attacks in the past.
  — Washington Post, 8 May 2018
• Comey has tried to rebut Giuliani's attacks in the past.
  — Matt Zapotosky and John Wagner, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
• But to try to rebut 50 pages of allegations in the press?
  — Christine Biederman, WIRED, 18 June 2019
• Which is the best reason not to rebut Cameron's opinions.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Jan. 2018
• The length of the speech may provide evidence to rebut those who claim Biden is too old.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• In the song, Peabody Coal was responsible for the town’s destruction and Peabody tried for decades to rebut the song.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
• Biden might be able to rebut that argument if his diplomacy ends the war in Gaza and opens the way to peace talks.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• The other side consists of the kinds of people who quickly rebut.
  — Eric Bolin, ajc, 20 Sep. 2017
• But the poster had been seeking advice on how to rebut the article.
  — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Will Oremus and Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2021
• MacAskill has been at pains to rebut any such suggestions.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
• Over the course of the past few days, the group has offered six predictable defenses, each of which can be rebutted.
  — NBC News, 29 Jan. 2020
• And as far as this column can tell no one at that time was publicly rebutting her claim.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2018
• Still, Edgar-Jones is quick to rebut any notion that Kya is a savage creature.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 May 2022
• The legal team focused on rebutting Democrats’ charges in the trial record.
  — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2020
• The idea that the report was fake news was just as quickly rebutted by the reporter behind the story.
  — Wired, 1 Sep. 2019
• At no point did De León rebut those remarks, or put a stop to the conversation.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• But his Tuesday remarks served to rebut fresh skepticism at whether the two sides can reach a deal at all.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• The report, though, largely seemed to rebut the president’s claims.
  — Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post, 14 June 2018
• The latest left-wing attack on the justice is that those who know him dare to rebut vicious attacks on him.
  — Mark Paoletta, National Review, 24 July 2023
• The defense planned to use the man to rebut the state’s informant, but was not able to do so because of his refusal to testify.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• In what would project as a high-scoring, back-and-forth contest, Allen drives down the field for a game-winning score, leaving no time on the clock for Prescott to rebut.
  — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
• Some people will say, sure, the market fell but continues to bounce on moves lower, and that’s hard to rebut.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
• Jill Biden has been among the most active Democrats attempting to rebut that message.
  — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 July 2024
• The government will then have a chance to rebut the defense arguments.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
• City leaders, have rebutted the argument, stating that the bond won’t increase rent or the properties’ market value.
  — Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
• The plaintiffs will attempt to rebut these defenses in forthcoming court filings.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024