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.