deny a request
Frequency: 7.614.2 per million words
to formally refuse to grant a request
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Examples (10)
- I could not deny a direct request like that.
- The committee decided to deny the student's request for an extension.
- The government has the authority to deny any visa request without explanation.
- She felt hurt when her parents had to deny her request for a new car.
- Despite repeated appeals, the board continued to deny their request for funding.
- Are they going to deny our request for additional resources?
- The judge will likely deny the defense's request for a mistrial.
- It's rare for the director to deny a reasonable request from his employees.
- We must deny their request if it compromises our security protocols.
- Having carefully reviewed the application, we regret to deny your request.