refuse

Example Sentences

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The lower house National Assembly in January passed legislation demanding all social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Commentators on both sides refuse to admit how little they know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The obvious answer is yes – why so many of us refuse to do so might be a more pertinent question.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Those who refuse to do so are punished.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

I know who he’s looking for, but if Lisa-Marie Anne—I refuse to call her LMA—were here, she would already be clinging to his arm.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller