How to Use repudiate in a Sentence
repudiate
verb- He published an article that repudiates the study's claims.
- She says she has evidence which repudiates the allegations.
- He has publicly repudiated the government's policies.
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Venezuela could repudiate the petro during its next debt crisis.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2018
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Italy and Poland, too, have publicly repudiated the deal in its present form.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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It's been repudiated in the past.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
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In recent days, the three carmakers have repudiated the work of the group, which folded last year.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
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The courts should repudiate the idea of special deference more fully.
—Ilya Somin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017
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In some eyes Ian Khama’s moves repudiate his father’s legacy.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
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The new board voted to repudiate those deals as void, prompting Disney to sue in federal court.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
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Trump refused to certify that Iran is in compliance with the deal, though didn’t repudiate the pact.
—Grant Smith, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2017
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The goal here should always be peace, and peace will require repudiating the most extreme voices on either side of this conflict.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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Will the second novel follow the formula, or repudiate it and chance something new?
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Workers are quitting their jobs en masse, repudiating not just their bosses but ambition itself—even the very idea of work.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 1 May 2023
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He has been repudiated by his own former vice president, chiefs of staff, military chiefs, and a spokesperson.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The system works marvelously, and the president shouldn’t repudiate his own role in helping to create it.
—Jon Soderstrom, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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But that is hardly possible when one side continues to repeat falsehoods and repudiates respect for the rule of law.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024
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But Adams—like his rivals—could choose to repudiate any super PAC.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 June 2021
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Demands for artists who work with Rudin to publicly repudiate him mounted on social media in the days after the report.
—Peter Marks, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2021
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Brazil’s Army chief shocked many by issuing a veiled warning repudiating impunity on the eve of the court hearing.
—Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018
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Mr Sharif hoped that voters would elect his wife to his old seat by a huge margin, thus repudiating the Supreme Court’s verdict.
—The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Monday to repudiate Maduro’s claim of clinching a third six-year term in power.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 July 2024
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The Mormon church didn’t repudiate its past teachings on race until 2013.
—Emma Green, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
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And the case was notable for the parade of fellow officers who lined up to testify against their former colleague and to repudiate his conduct.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
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The profound significance of the recent protests lies in their creation of a vast public space where tens of thousands repudiated the lie in unison.
—Azadeh Moaveni, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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This is another reason for the Senate to repudiate this House impeachment as its own abuse of power.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2020
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The post was quickly repudiated.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Since their creation 30 years ago, the looping clips have followed a rocky path to stardom, going from ubiquitous to repudiated and back again.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 2 June 2017
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Dalian’s refusal to repudiate the past week’s price action in Southeast Asia should give iron ore bears (including this columnist) pause for thought.
—David Fickling | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2019
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In fact, Rolls-Royce didn't repudiate anything with the Silver Spirit.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2020
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