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verb

impugn

to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of

In a sentence

Six example sentences with impugn, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two rival labs impugned the results, arguing that the samples had been contaminated long before any measurement began.

    Science

  • The short seller impugned the company's revenue figures, publishing a report that questioned every contract signed last year.

    Finance

  • Later scholars impugned the diary, noting that the paper was manufactured decades after the events it claimed to record.

    History

  • The barrister impugned the witness's account by producing a train ticket showing she was two hundred miles away that afternoon.

    Law

  • The opposition impugned the jobs figure, pointing out that the count included positions announced but never actually filled.

    Politics

  • Critics impugned the memoir's honesty when a schoolmate proved the famous river rescue had never taken place.

    Literature

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