rebut

Example Sentences

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And then he interrupted a question to return to a previous query about his play calling, needing to rebut the strangers on the internet picking apart his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

And he makes a claim for the relevance of his project: “These poems rebut the parochialism and tribalism that dog our present, even as they appeal to universal experiences and values.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Also read: Nvidia is going out of its way to rebut online criticism.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Prosecutors present an entirely one-sided version of the case, which the defendant cannot address or rebut.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

These allegations embarrassed the government, and to combat them they brought in a string of outsiders meant to rebut these critical stories.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela