deny
verb (used with object)
to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true.
was denying
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past progressiveof deny.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Caruana Galizia's family said in a statement that Fenech's acquittal was "denying her the justice she deserves".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
One medical oncologist in South Carolina, for example, took to social media to report that insurance company Humana was denying his lung cancer patient Keytruda.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
I put it to Bismuth that he was denying the evidence of people's eyes, that children were starving.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Freshman Ryan Doane was denying the ball while guarding McDonald’s All-American Nikolas Khamenia, who was honored before the game with a jersey presentation from former Harvard-Westlake All-Americans Jarron Collins and Kiki Iriafen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
He was denying me for a lousy twenty-four minutes.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
