rejecting

Example Sentences

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The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

In the criminal justice system, jurors are entitled to acquit defendants by deliberately rejecting evidence or refusing to apply the law, often by substituting their own sense of fairness—a concept known as jury nullification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Billionaire Elon Musk was too late to file his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, or so a California jury found, rejecting his claims against the artificial intelligence rival.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“If the people that sit inches from her are rejecting her candidacy, that should speak volumes to every other voter in the city.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Its themes—a young person searching for his place in the world, pushing boundaries, rejecting the established order—were ones he would come back to again and again.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove