reject

Example Sentences

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I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The plan is not binding but serves as a statement of the administration's priorities as Congress begins drafting spending legislation, with lawmakers retaining the power to rewrite or reject it.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Valdez said drivers are initially shown a take-it-or-leave-it rate, which rises only after enough drivers reject it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The tension between the anti-nuclear artwork and its artists’ familial ties to the production of the very technology they reject is an enticing dance of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“I will read it. I look at a hundred manuscripts a month and reject nearly all of them.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett