Examples of refutation in a Sentence
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Or a refutation of activism — Zayd admires his parents’ commitment.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.
—Matthew Gault, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Or a refutation of activism — Zayd admires his parents’ commitment.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.
—Matthew Gault, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refutation. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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refutation
noun
ref·u·ta·tion
ˌref-yu̇-ˈtā-shən 
: the act or process of refuting : disproof
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