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"were denied entry" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used in any context where someone is not allowed to enter a certain place or situation. Example: The refugees were denied entry into the country due to strict immigration laws.
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were denied entry
verb
To not allow.
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(Purchases made abroad were denied entry into this country).
The friends were allowed through by the Israelis, but Chomsky and his daughter were denied entry.
More than a thousand people were denied entry to the packed premiere party.
His office refused to accept it and the cycling representatives were denied entry by security.
Members of the party going to the building to seek information were denied entry.
Three members of the group were denied entry at the door: the only black, male students.
Another 16 Britons were denied entry at Tokyo's main international airport at Narita.
On several occasions, he said, building inspectors knocked on the door and were denied entry.
Two exiled dissidents who tried to return to China were denied entry.
Across the two months, 219 Aeroflot passengers were denied entry to Ukraine.
The six boys from Maribyrnong College were denied entry to the store by a staff member and two security guards.
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