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.
  • Iran denied talks had been held.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Thaksin has denied there was such a deal.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has denied that the note was from him.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Combs has denied all charges against him.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Tehran has denied progress in talks.
    — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cleary still denies those claims.
    — Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The city has denied those claims in court filings.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • Cuellar denied the charges against him and his wife.
    — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The rapper has denied all charges brought against him.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • So far, that request has been denied.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • But there’s no denying what came after.
    — Chris Parton, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
  • If denied, a project may not be able to move forward for three years.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Van Der Woude denies the claims.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The appeal was denied this week.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Meta has denied the lawsuits’ claims.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Knicks denied him in Game 1.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • He has not been charged with a crime and denies any wrongdoing.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • But there’s no denying the all-around season that Cal had.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Trump has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no denying that this is a tricky time to be running a circus.
    — Marty Lasalle, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Trump said the city has high crime rates, which Pritzker denies.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Michael Sánchez denied this and sued for defamation.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Why were you denied, and what are your timelines to appeal?
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Cook has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Iran denied launching the drones.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026

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