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.
• His attorneys asked for bail again several weeks later and were again denied by an appeals court judge.
  — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• Mercier filed his response denying the allegations, according to legal documents.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
• Still, during the trial the defense team alleged that Harris did indeed pull the trigger, which Megan denied, according to Rolling Stone.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
• Olympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend What happens now that Trump has been indicted?
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• 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
• That has been a symbol of those who denied the 2020 election results.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2024
• 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
• Workers spend most of their waking hours at the office—and to deny any sense of unique flair would drown the fun out of getting ready for work.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
• If the city does not act within 45 days, the complaint is considered denied.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
• Baldwin has denied pulling the trigger, and pleaded not guilty.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 June 2024
• 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
• Both retired from their jobs when their requests were denied.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
• Harvey, Cedric, and Hughley deny offering any other comedians Bernie’s spot after his passing.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024