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.
• The pair were both shocked by the question and denied the inquiry.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 July 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
• 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
• There’s no denying it: keeping track of your travels in a creative way is just fun.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• The newspaper group has denied the accusations and said that some of the claims were brought too late.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• If the city does not act within 45 days, the complaint is considered denied.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
• But until they're denied, many of them can be considered in the U.S. legally.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Kremlin denied trying to kill him and said there was no evidence he was poisoned with a nerve agent.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
• At the press conference, Jimenez denied that Farias ever made this claim in his presence.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 8 July 2023
• All turned themselves in and, through their attorneys, denied the charges.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
• The producer, born Lorin Ashton, has denied these claims.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
• Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the hush money and documents matters and vowed to fight both sets of charges.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2023
• Both teams’ defenses were denying big plays, forcing the offenses to grind out yards and use up clock.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• Lizzo has since denied this claim, in a statement shared to social media.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
• Baldwin denied pulling the trigger on the weapon in a previous interview with CNN.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
• Ultimately, she was denied the visa and had to apply for a new passport book in order to get it.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
• But McCarrick denied to the then-pope that anything had happened.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024