refuse
Example Sentences
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Robert Feder, a longtime media columnist in Chicago, recalled how Lemon was suspended by his station for refusing to cover a crime story that he felt was beneath him.
From Los Angeles Times
Pitt wanted to be dropped back at the van he had come in, she added, telling the court she refused to take him.
From BBC
Havel tells the apocryphal story of a greengrocer who refuses to place a sign proclaiming “Workers of the world, unite!” in his shop window.
For now, don’t be surprised if the market refuses to pick a side.
From Barron's
After finishing the ugly job assigned to him, Cyril Radcliffe burned all his papers, refused his handsome fee of 40,000 rupees and fled the subcontinent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
