negation

Example Sentences

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But for many Egyptians and historians, that portrayal is at best a misreading, and at worst a negation, of Egyptian history.

From New York Times

I would like to offer my entire disapproval and negation of your opinions in this matter.

From Washington Post

Marilyn Hacker’s sonnet, an excerpt from a sequence, plays with negation: She records all the things she didn’t do in rhyme that surges with life, even when it concludes with regret.

From Washington Post

While Tamames has said that he doesn’t agree with many of Vox’s positions, which include its negation of climate change, unfounded charges that migrants are linked to more violent crimes, and its attacks on feminism.

From Seattle Times

“And for reflection and understanding oneself. To cover it is to suggest a sort of negation.”

From Los Angeles Times