refuse

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers refused to mention free tickets in the union agreement because they said other part-time union employees would demand the same perk.

From Los Angeles Times

He refused to elaborate on what was found.

From BBC

"I've already taken this test. I contacted World Boxing, I sent them my medical records, my hormone tests, everything. But I haven't had any response. I'm not hiding, I'm not refusing the tests."

From Barron's

The film sensitively and disarmingly refuses to other the subculture at its core — a clever way of making the particular feel universal.

From Los Angeles Times

He tried to chew and finish the chicken as he walked to the door, but it refused to go down, so he spat the wadded-up food in his hand and hid it in his pocket.

From Literature