refuse

Example Sentences

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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

Ashley, a refuse worker in south-east England, is known to fans on social media as the No1 Binman.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Commentators on both sides refuse to admit how little they know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Those who refuse to do so are punished.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“You saw her answer!—you wrote her answer too. Emma, this is your doing. You persuaded her to refuse him.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen