How to Use negate in a Sentence

negate

verb
  • The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract.
  • That, though, doesn’t negate the strength of the Gators’ 6-0 start.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The best of this country — the hopes, the dreams — doesn’t negate the worst of it.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The way to negate that variable is to build in some fail.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2022
  • But the pass was negated when a crash at the back of the field brought out the caution.
    — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, 15 July 2018
  • But funds with sales charges will negate this edge over the near term.
    — Eric Uhlfelder, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2018
  • Is there a way to solve the reach issue, to negate the time zone challenge?
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019
  • In order to negate that pattern, the bulls want to see the stock trade above $243.
    — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Some screen passes to Hunt and even Chubb would have helped negate the rush.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021
  • All that doesn’t negate the Chiefs great play through the early part of the season.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The change in the law, however, came too late to negate the fine for the 2018 promotions.
    — Fox News, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The Buckeyes came up with a big play of their own to negate one of those breakdowns.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
  • To negate the Blue Hose’s passing game, Lindsey wanted to run the ball.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2021
  • And so, on one hand, one endorsement doesn’t negate all of that.
    — Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Getting to the free throw line will slow the game down and negate Marquette’s elite offense.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023
  • That would negate the need for the Supreme Court to decide the First Amendment question, the brief argued.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But the first of two roughing-the-passer calls — this one on Stanley Ta’ufo’ou — would negate it.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The Canucks had a power play negated when Blueger was sent to the box for roughing.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The Canucks had a power play negated when Blueger was sent to the box for roughing.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • To warp — indeed, to negate — the meaning of genocide: nasty.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Dec. 2021
  • So, while Navy has a poor offense, the rushing habits of the two teams negate that issue.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The turnovers and rebounding were more than enough to negate Xavier's shooting.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But the game could have been over in the 10th, had a play at the plate not been overturned that negated the Tigers' winning run.
    — Dana Sulonen, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Of course, being able to detect it early doesn’t negate the need for a cure.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 June 2022
  • The normal downside is the price, which is negated by this deal.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Cheese-laden tots turn mushy, thus negating the entire crispy point of tots.
    — Paula Forbes, GQ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Walking cute dogs for a couple of hours negated the need to join a gym and was more fun!
    — Siobhan Gallagher, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2024
  • The need for more officers doesn't negate the need for major changes at MPD.
    — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • But the umpires converged and decided Beck had caught the ball and dropped it while transferring it out of the glove, negating the double play and making it 3-1.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • The result was a livelier, more balanced PSG attack and one that negated Botafogo’s counterattacking.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 20 June 2025

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