denial
Example Sentences
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"We have no choice but to reverse the denial of Murdaugh's motion for a new trial due to Hill's improper external influence on the jury."
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
When the doctor tells him, “Sire, you are incurable,” he reacts with the same denial that has allowed him to ignore the destruction that has occurred under his negligent leadership.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It does not say that denial must be intentional in the narrow sense the court now prefers.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Without spoiling whether they find it by the time the show concluded in 2009, let’s say that our too-prevalent denial of climate change’s existence lends a grim accuracy to a late series twist.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
I was embarrassed, or freaked out, or in denial, or . . . all those things, maybe.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing denial
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Game Changer
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