refusal
Example Sentences
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That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Heteropessimism isn’t an anti-straight ideology or a refusal to couple up.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
The prosecutor's office in the northwestern city of Brest said a criminal investigation had been opened over failure to prove a vessel's nationality, absence of a flag and refusal to comply.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The club’s refusal to advance her, in McArthur’s view, was plain retaliation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“In a word, yes. I’m guessing now, but I think she believes that Branwell is stonewalling, that his silence is just a stubborn refusal to talk about what happened.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing refusal
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