Example Sentences

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I have been disturbed to see how seriously many of my patients have taken the panic around microplastics and fertility to heart, as if using wooden cutting boards will negate age-related infertility, for example.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Social media has turned real-life into science fiction and vice versa, and “Adolescence” is like staring directly into the eye of the beast, hoping that meeting its gaze will negate its poison.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

"It's probably unlikely that these events will negate or counter food production at an aggregate global level," he told BBC News.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

Only purchase the cards for retailers you already frequent, though; buying every discounted card you find will negate any savings.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Now, perhaps Apple has made other tweaks as well that will negate the heat issue — the company might have changed the frequency and duration of the charge.

From The Verge • Apr. 20, 2022