Read full poem →"Is Sewell dead," my trembling tongue reply'd,
O what a blessing in his flight deny'd!
How oft for us the holy prophet pray'd!
Dictionary Entry
deny
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/dɪˈnaɪ/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To disallow or reject.
In a Sentence
“I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”
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Poetry examples for “deny”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →No nearer bliss he could pursue;
That bliss Clarinda cold deny’d—
“Send word by Charles how you do!”
Read full poem →sufficient for me;
I see that they understand me, and do not deny me;
I see that they are worthy of me—I will be the robust husband of those women.