How to Use denial in a Sentence

denial

noun
  • She issued a flat denial of the charges made against her.
  • The hardest part of the punishment was the denial of his right to see his children.
  • The group is protesting the denial of voting rights to convicted felons.
  • The lawyers were disappointed by the court's denial of their motion to dismiss the case.
  • The accusations have met with angry denials from school officials.
  • The city government has been heavily criticized for its denial of the seriousness of the situation.
  • Moskowitz asked again for a clear denial.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The denial rate for both storms was around 38%.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial?
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The denials and protests and gaslighting need to end.
    — Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Just like the denial is a loop, the guilt is also a loop.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Some denials can be overturned, but that takes time.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • There is a lesson in that denial.
    — Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But election denial doesn't have to be seen as a means to an end.
    — NBC News, 13 Nov. 2022
  • And if you get hit with a denial, or a hefty bill, appeal it.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Some are already there, but many more have their heads deep in the sands of denial.
    — Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • His odds of winning an appeal of his bond denial seemed low.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The court did not issue opinions in any of the three denials.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The denial is the bit and the bit is the engagement.
    — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The same pattern of denial appeared in law as well.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Olson said that the school’s denial did not comply with the law.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
  • Notably, there was no denial that a choice had indeed been made.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Blonde, by contrast, is playing it safe and in denial about it.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022
  • So your brother-in-law has the hots for you, and your husband is in denial.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Yet for millions of people around the world, that denial wasn’t clear enough.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • That equates to a roughly 16% denial rate.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That is just one time of many that Mullin has gone to bat for election denial.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 16 June 2026
  • Regardless, denial is a hell of a drug.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • To be a salad eater is no longer an act of dieting or denial.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
  • That’s a 44% increase in flat-out denials statewide.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

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