refused
Example Sentences
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In her 20s, she lived in a group house where the landlord refused to fix anything.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Stock donations can’t be refused and generally can’t be sold for five years under the rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Advocates for TPS holders said some states have refused to renew their driver’s licenses, while others renewed licenses for different lengths of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
State officials, however, refused to reconsider her case in light of that fact.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Maggie refused: “the letters are mine to guard and cherish as long as I live … But do not think me so lost as to ever allow them to be published.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
