deny
verb (used with object)
to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true.
have been denying
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present perfect progressiveof deny.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“We have been denying these allegations from the beginning,” Hardin said on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland.
From Washington Times ● May 24, 2022
They have been denying with particular gusto the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
What I have been denying for years, aided by FaceTime and frequent flights to all parts of the United States, is now staring me in the face: I am too far away.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
Getting back to the US-China trade deal.... and Chinese officials have been denying that the agreement is a damp squib.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2020
I observe that of late the gold organs have been denying this—denying, in fact, the quantitative principle in finance, something never denied before this discussion arose.
From If Not Silver, What? by John W. Bookwalter
