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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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
Asked why Iran was denying talks if they were indeed occurring, Trump said, “They’re going to have to get themselves better public relations people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
A picture thought to be taken in 2016 shows Utkin alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Kremlin reception, at a time when the Russian government was denying links to Wagner.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
Even state programs in Texas, where they lived before a recent move to Pennsylvania, were booked more than a year out and insurance was denying additional testing for autism, he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Her head was shaking gently, as if she was denying everything she saw, everything she was experiencing.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
