declined
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the question is no longer who is the better heavyweight but who has declined the least.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Adongo was not at the residence at the time, and the woman declined medical assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cracker Barrel declined to comment, referring the BBC instead to the filing.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Last week, shares of Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase gained, while most of the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index’s large regional banks declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Door declined skipping lunch the next day to help Coal research in the library, so Coal went alone.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
