Example Sentences

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The I.E.A. recently estimated that the shift toward bigger vehicles had negated 40 percent of the fuel savings that would have occurred under the more stringent fuel economy rules.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Knowing he had negated the presence of the more deadly Son, Van Dijk ran at the Spurs midfielder.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2019

On Feb. 20 in Edmonton, the Oilers used a coach’s challenge to contest a goalie interference call on Taylor Hall that had negated a goal.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2016

For understanding meant loss of hope and faith: the Slav commoner had negated the Junkers' wondrous Blitzkrieg.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in the largeness of the country shown on the map, the massive forest the map showed, the river was a small thing, and he had negated it.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen