REFUTE in a Sentence
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14 example sentences for REFUTE, such as:
1. I refuted his claim that he was innocent.
2. It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
3. Two posts came in, and brought no refutation, public or private.
4. The logic cannot be refuted, but someone who wants to live will not resist it.
5. He was astonished, indeed, but his character and general conduct must refute it.
2. It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
3. Two posts came in, and brought no refutation, public or private.
4. The logic cannot be refuted, but someone who wants to live will not resist it.
5. He was astonished, indeed, but his character and general conduct must refute it.
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Meanings and Examples of REFUTE
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refute
v. disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
Classic Sentence:
1 With respect to that other, more weighty accusation, of having injured Mr. Wickham, I can only refute it by laying before you the whole of his connection with my family.
2 He was astonished, indeed, but his character and general conduct must refute it.
3 Well," said Franz with a sigh, "do as you please my dear viscount, for your arguments are beyond my powers of refutation.
4 The people, in the case of which we speak, could justify its prejudice against Roger Chillingworth by no fact or argument worthy of serious refutation.
5 Two posts came in, and brought no refutation, public or private.
6 He would transfer a question to metaphysical heights, pass on to definitions of space, time, and thought, and, having deduced the refutation he needed, would again descend to the level of the original discussion.
7 They savour of the heretical views of the Anabaptists, views that I have completely refuted in four of my unpublished sermons.
8 The logic cannot be refuted, but someone who wants to live will not resist it.
9 Prince Andrew, listening to this polyglot talk and to these surmises, plans, refutations, and shouts, felt nothing but amazement at what they were saying.
10 "Let us understand one another, Countess," said he with a smile, and began refuting his spiritual daughter's arguments.
11 By refuting these new laws the former view of history might have been retained; but without refuting them it would seem impossible to continue studying historic events as the results of man's free will.
Example Sentence:
1 The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
2 It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
3 I refuted his claim that he was innocent.