Denied
[dɪ'naɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Deny
Typed by Cyril
Examples
- I have been denied to him ever since. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I denied this. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Well, so she does; it can't be denied; and, certainly, if there is one thing more than another that makes a girl look ugly it is stooping. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But as I conclude that she must wish to go, since all young people like to be together, I can see no reason why she should be denied the indulgence. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Each said it was the other's fault, and each in turn denied it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I belong to a profession in which that luxury is sometimes denied us. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Her mother died when she was a baby, and her father denied her nothing. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- That worthy lady being unable to obtain one, and being steadfastly denied admission, Mr Meagles besought Arthur to essay once more what he could do. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He was forced by the logic of his assumptions to attempt the complete eradication of a system that flatly denied them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Certainly, in her timid yet earnest advance to friendship, it could not be denied that there was a most exquisite and fairy charm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He denied it, however, with the utmost earnestness, and I am convinced that he was speaking the truth. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The first time he ever denied me his confidence! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I thought you denied it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But this is no slack philosophy, for the chance is denied by which we can lie back upon the perfection of some mechanical contrivance. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But again there was opposition from many influential Southern planters, and his application was denied. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He would destroy her rather than be denied. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You said, I think, that she denied belonging to this place? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Abelard denied the marriage! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is too plain to be denied. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The persecutors denied that there was any particular gift in Mr. Chadband's piling verbose flights of stairs, one upon another, after this fashion. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Among other things opportunity had of late years been denied her of learning to be undignified, for she lived lonely. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Hope, among my other blessings, was not denied to me; and I did fondly trust that my unwearied attentions would restore my adored girl. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They gave her a taste of the feeling that she believed would be denied to her for ever. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Tremble lest in that case you should be numbered with those who have denied the faith, and are worse than infidels! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Notwithstanding, if this condition was denied, I should still accept the offer of recommencing the same life. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It can't be denied that she had a bad figure; she was too thin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Emma denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private. Jane Austen. Emma.
- That it was her real self, every pulse in him ardently denied. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I asked, has Berkeley been induced, by fear, to render me that justice, which he has denied to my earnest entreaty? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- On such evidence Arkwright’s claims were denied, and his patent overruled. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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