"You're wrong," I said, and the denial in my voice sounded patently obvious, even to me.

Mr. Cuomo has the same problem, though until recently, his denials sounded somewhat faint-hearted.

A mere denial, however true, would have sounded defensive.

Sianna's denial sounded in his mind.

Even to her own ears the denial sounded weak, and he smiled grimly.

Her denial sounded convincing, but then, I reminded myself, her denials always did.

It was an uncomfortable moment; my denials sounded hollow even to me, and I was pretty confident the book was not my handiwork.

But the faraway denial did not sound quite sure.

Even to her, the denial sounded forced, her voice high and nervous.

Marty sensed any further denial would sound like guilt.