rebuff
Example Sentences
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They are seen as North Korea's latest rebuff of South Korea's peace overtures, according to analysts.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The board’s decision to rebuff Paramount is the latest development in the fight for the future of Warner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
And those limits create a “judicial responsibility” for courts to rebuff the president when he deploys the Guard “in a situation far divorced” from what Congress envisioned.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
“Males don’t live very long, and females often aggressively rebuff potential mates, so small or weak males may never successfully reproduce,” Yanega added.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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