refuse

Example Sentences

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However, some residents of the villages refuse to leave.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Those who refuse to do so are punished.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

While bots like ChatGPT often “sugarcoat” answers or refuse certain questions entirely, according to Lu, Grok is designed to provide unfiltered information by pulling directly from the real-time social data on X.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

For a second, Benji felt like he should be embarrassed and should refuse to ride Dumbo, especially with someone else who was twelve.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty