deny
verb (used with object)
to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true.
have denied
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present perfectof deny.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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All of the Cornell Seven have denied wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Russian authorities have denied that she died of the plague and attribute her death to “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Since then, the four Australia bowlers who played in that match, including Cummins, have denied they had any prior knowledge of the plan to cheat.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The defendants have denied being smugglers and disputed their responsibility, or have presented themselves as migrants seeking to make the journey themselves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Knowing Maggie’s desperate finances, a Spiritualist scoffed, “for five dollars she would have denied her mother and would have sworn to anything.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
