Example Sentences

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The Dodgers’ injury-riddled pitching staff is refuting history and their reputation by shutting out playoff opponents for a record-tying 33 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

Substack is refuting claims that its new short-form posting service Notes mimics Elon Musk’s Twitter and is meant to compete with the prominent social media platform.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

Now, Russia is refuting those claims in a new story from TASS, another of the country’s state-run media outlets.

From The Verge • Mar. 14, 2022

Part of being a writer in Appalachia since 2016, when "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir" came out, is refuting this man.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2020

No one is refuting reports that he said it.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2018