How to Use repudiation in a Sentence

repudiation

noun
  • New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym.
  • The new right is not an evolution of conservatism, but a repudiation of it.
    The Economist, 4 July 2019
  • But by far the biggest repudiation of Ms. Warren was in her own liberal state.
    Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018
  • Kimok said in a statement — which went on to repeat his platform which is largely a repudiation of much of what Satz was known for during his tenure.
    Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2019
  • The cable networks gave attention to late-afternoon exit polls that seemed to indicate this year’s vote would be a repudiation of Trump.
    David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Donald Trump is, in many ways, a repudiation of this vision — his is often a politics of grievance rather than celebration.
    Nate Hochman, National Review, 16 July 2019
  • The horrific scenes at the Mexican border are a repudiation of decent human values.
    New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • But the Seahawks’ repudiation of the NFL’s passing boom hasn’t caused them to flounder as the rest of the league mounts an aerial assault.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
  • Paths 7, a repudiation of this regret, takes the form of a strikingly symmetrical pile of gold leaf situated just beneath the tip of a drop spindle pendulum.
    Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 19 June 2019
  • The end of the mandate is not a repudiation of the vaccine for children.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The mere thought of hot dogs and nachos brings swift repudiation from Varon Brown.
    Freep.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • How much more of a repudiation to that statement could this scene be?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2021
  • But some at the network saw Licht’s mandate for change as a repudiation of their past work.
    David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • But a repudiation of Trump may not be the best way for the GOP to transition to new leadership.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2021
  • It’s stunning, and a repudiation of the notion that aero now forces such cars to look generic.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Her comment stopped short of a full-fledged repudiation of her own vote.
    Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That said, the result is not a clear repudiation of the CDU’s mainstream policies.
    Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The court’s ruling amounts to a repudiation of the agreement, both the opposition and the United States have claimed.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • None of this is to say that the repudiation of the 2020 election was insignificant or didn’t happen.
    Barton Swaim, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The project would in many ways be a repudiation of prior efforts to adapt D&D for the screen — but that doesn’t mean the brand has completely shed its history.
    Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But some at the network saw the way that change was communicated as a repudiation of their past work.
    David Bauder, ajc, 7 June 2023
  • While those opposed to the move see the bill’s passage as a repudiation of Hideout’s tactics, the town is still moving forward with a last-ditch effort to get the land.
    Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
  • His remarks amounted to a repudiation of Corker’s work as well as of Dodd’s.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The only way to affect change was to change my father’s repudiation of his son, and the counselors doubted that would happen.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • One member of that caucus, state Rep. Leslie Herod, said that these endorsements do not amount to a repudiation of Williams.
    Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The court could opt for the direct repudiation of Roe --perhaps in a single decision or a series of rulings.
    Mary Ziegler, CNN, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Truthfully, even a Vance loss would most likely not have been a repudiation of Trump.
    Byrick Klein, ABC News, 3 May 2022
  • States with measures to defund schools that teach the 1619 Project are more explicit in their repudiation.
    Anthony Conwright, The New Republic, 29 July 2021
  • Biden’s best response would be a forceful repudiation of this fantasy that Trump was ever equipped to be president, then or now.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But the verdict from the 12-person jury marked a repudiation of Trump’s efforts to undermine confidence in the proceedings or to potentially impress the panel with a show of GOP support.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024

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