DENIAL in a Sentence
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30 example sentences for DENIAL, such as:
1. Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
2. Stephen made a vague gesture of denial.
3. Death when it comes will have no denial.
4. Little Chandler shook his head as a denial.
5. Old through neglect and denial, yes, denial.
2. Stephen made a vague gesture of denial.
3. Death when it comes will have no denial.
4. Little Chandler shook his head as a denial.
5. Old through neglect and denial, yes, denial.
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Meanings and Examples of DENIAL
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denial
n. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
n. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Classic Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 Stephen made a vague gesture of denial.
2 Little Chandler shook his head as a denial.
3 Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that.
4 For curiosity's sake he had tried the denial of self.
5 "Oh no, please don't, I'd rather not," she said, trying to withdraw her hand, and looking frightened in spite of her denial.
6 Now, before I tell you whether it was a consent or denial, you tell me which it ought to have been.
7 Earnshaw blushed crimson when his cousin made this revelation of his private literary accumulations, and stammered an indignant denial of her accusations.
8 The arrest of my unfortunate brother forms no such good title to the high office of Chancellor, as thy chivalrous and courageous denial establishes in thee to the truncheon of High Marshal.
9 Old through neglect and denial, yes, denial.
10 It was absolutely certain, therefore, in spite of her denial, that she must know something of the matter.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
Context Highlight In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
11 These are the terms of his deposition: 'I do not even stand in need of circumstantial proofs and moral presumptions to give the lie to the prisoner's denial.'
12 To deny the will of the infinite, that is to say, God, is impossible on any other conditions than a denial of the infinite.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF PRAYER
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VI—THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF PRAYER
13 He perceived his mistake; but the friends of Aramis were not at all convinced by his denial, and one of them addressed the young Musketeer with affected seriousness.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
Context Highlight In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
14 The denial only seemed to make the thing worse for Tom.
15 I had hitherto supposed him to be the murderer of my brother, and I eagerly sought a confirmation or denial of this opinion.
Example Sentence:
1 The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack.
2 Death when it comes will have no denial.
3 Better a frank denial than unwillig compliance.
4 Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
5 Dictatorship stands for the denial of individual freedom.
6 The newspaper printed a denial of the untrue story.
7 The government issued an official denial of the rumour.
8 The government has issued a denial of an election in May.
9 Though the captain claimed he was never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial: he was "hardly ever" sick at sea.
10 Let us both go to law: I will prosecute YOU. -- Come, I'll take no denial.
11 About the claim that plagued the palace, there was a categorical denial, alongside a string of reasons why her story did not add up.
12 Despite official denials, the rumours still persist.