refuse to accept
Example Sentences
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We need a mayor and council members who refuse to accept that it takes 10 years to create safe passage for a wheelchair.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
But I can refuse to accept whatever number comes on the bottom of the bill.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026
If you are worried that the odds of besting a system so ridiculously rigged are impossible, yet refuse to accept that nothing can be done, these stories may have spoken to you.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
They refuse to accept the infirmities of previous generations without a struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
“So I created a new serum that will adjust your surroundings to manipulate your will. Those who refuse to accept our leadership must be closely monitored.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
