Sentence examples for in total denial from inspiring English sources

Despite such torments, Clough told me, Kohl was "in total denial" about the possibility that her illness could have a psychological component.

Balls responded to figures from the Office for National Statistics showing that the economy had grown by just 0.7% over the 12 months to June by accusing the chancellor of being "in total denial" over the state of the economy and called on Osborne to reverse his decision to raise VAT to 20% at the start of the year.

For years I was in total denial".

The generals, however, are in total denial.

I'd been living in total denial.

On Election Night, I was in total denial.

The statements of both the outgoing chairman and chief executive at the AGM were delusional in their total denial of the extremely chronic financial situation.' 'The vacancy in the position of chairman presents the company with a real opportunity to appoint a new chairman who will work in the best interests of all shareholders.

O'Brien accused O'Reilly and the INM chairman, Brian Hillery, of being "delusional in their total denial of the extremely chronic financial situation" and that the group "repeatedly informs the market how well it is performing while the share value falls year after year".

The reaction is understandable since, as Cahill observes, "Rape, in its total denial of the victim's agency, will, and personhood, can be understood as a denial of intersubjectivity itself ….

For girls who have already suffered abuse, this victim blaming or, in some cases, total denial and disbelief, serves to crush further what little is left of their sense of self-worth.

"We are not in a process of total denial," said Daniel Walsky, deputy director of Maximus's Broad Street office.