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
• 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
• But Chytil, who pushed the pace all game, had the highlight of the night to deny any hopes of a comeback.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022
• No one denied the risk that Putin might accept a deal and then restart the war as soon as the world looked away.
  — Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
• Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
• 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
• On the right, in the Trump world now, the fastest way to social media fame and fundraising is to deny the 2020 election.
  — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Asked if Cassidy was too firm in his ways, Sweeney did not deny it.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
• The basic pattern is to deny or occlude, then flip the script.
  — Paige L. Sweet, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2022
• In an interview that day, Mr. Boudin did not deny the woes facing the city.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• Coolmore have always denied any of this was to do with them.
  — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
• The agency would then to approve or deny the plan within nine months.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Meta has banned posts that deny the Holocaust on its platform since 2020.
  — Amanda Seitz, Chron, 10 June 2022
• 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
• 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
• That has been a symbol of those who denied the 2020 election results.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2024
• The banks denied the claim and Trump hasn’t provided any evidence to back it up.
  — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
• It’s really not fair to deny the country a front-row seat as this whole saga plays out.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
• Many expressed frustration over high costs and denied care from the industry.
  — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
• By denying the federal watchdog access to the department's records, the lawmakers believe McMahon is failing to meet her obligation as an agency head.
  — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 June 2025