refutal

Example Sentences

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However, the girl had, in spite of her childlike trust in the beauty of her life, plenty of strength to meet its refutal, and a pride equal to her grandmother's.

From The Portion of Labor by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

He had kept Adela's warning in mind, and determined to be calmly dignified in his refutal of the charges brought against him.

From Demos by Gissing, George

Let us therefore pause for a moment whilst we consult other sources of opinion for confirmation or refutal.

From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis

Sometimes he led the way for a triumphant refutal, while the general tone of the articles was quite of the 'upset a ministry' style.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

This new refutal of all laws of reason by which she had learned, as it were, to spell her theory of life, was too much for her equilibrium.

From The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins