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Example sentences for: refute

How can you use “refute” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Ensler's riotous work is said to refute the rap that feminists are humorless: "What it was like to see Lenny Bruce perform in the beginning" (Anita Gates, the New York Times ).
It's harder to refute Epstein than you might think.
The author of the old study says the new study is flawed, and reporters agreed that the new study raises doubts but doesn't necessarily refute the old one.
“In court, a prime CBS objective will be to refute characterizations of Adams by Westmoreland's witnesses as a rouge elephant within the CIA.”
Several investigators have reported positive effects of maternal consumption of marine sport fish on gestation or the rate of fetal growth [ 1 3 19 ] , or conversely an increased risk of preterm delivery or low birth weight associated with a maternal diet low in marine fish [ 43 ] . We did not observe (nor were we able to refute) these relations, though we did observe a negative albeit small association between maternal sport fish consumption and birth size among post-term infants, which disappeared after controlling for other determinants of fetal growth as measured by birth size.