Hook
Hook verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.
Refute
Refute verb - To declare not to be true.
Both words in one sentence
- The hook handed man claims that VFD is as bad as the villains, but the Baudelaires consider it and refute this, deciding that while VFD may have made morally questionable decisions, ultimately the difference is that one side starts fires and the other side puts them out.
Source: Not So Different / Literature -
He can refute every last piece of evidence against his client, but due to the corrupt, guilty-before-innocent court system, he cannot produce decisive evidence to truly get his client off the hook without the murderer confessing.
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