repudiate

Example Sentences

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He didn’t repudiate his warnings when they failed to pan out, yet didn’t lose his popularity or prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In response, Allister said: "If Claire is trying to pretend that I am insincere in my condemnation of violence then I utterly repudiate and indeed resent that comment."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

The ability to deny facts or repudiate them, even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary, is a key component of war propaganda, used to make sure the facts remain unclear.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

In seeming to repudiate capitalism’s imperatives, its success can seem surprising, even mystifying.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

To him, Harrison represented the old Chicago of filth, smoke, and vice, everything the fair was designed to repudiate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson