Example Sentences

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Rebutting his allegation, Mr Kenyatta said: "You have insulted me for close to three years. Has anyone touched you?"

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022

Rebutting critics who argue that such a shift would be costly, he called that idea “hogwash.”

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2018

Rebutting the defense’s characterization of Gates as a deceitful associate who had drained Manafort’s funds, Andres asked Gates about the alleged embezzlement that defense attorneys said Gates had carried out.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2018

Rebutting a falsehood is a lot harder than uttering it.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2018

Rebutting those propositions one by one is the task of the speech that follows.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith