deny
verb (used with object)
to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true.
are denying
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present progressiveof deny.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The ability to replicate the very conduct you are denying having done is a magnificent way to show that you own the law.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024
“Saying to biologists that they are denying biology is ludicrous,” says linguist David Adger of Queen Mary University of London, who signed the letter.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 17, 2023
Insurance companies are denying coverage, with some blaming the difficulties on billing codes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
“I don’t understand how we are denying Russians at all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Therefore before I go any further I would like to ask such people to realize that they are denying my initial assumption.
From Men Women and God by Arthur Herbert Gray
