spurn
Example Sentences
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Rather, they are seizing employment opportunities that others spurn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
During 40 years of wars in southern Sudan, Darfur and elsewhere, this mindset has meant that Sudan's leaders spurn formulas for peace offered by mediators.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
With surprising speed, however, this country’s leaders came to spurn McKinley’s embrace of a colonial empire with its costly, complicated occupation of overseas territories.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
They could spurn both and opt for less expensive starting pitchers, which has been their preferred strategy for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023
“I will answer for it, that mine thinks herself full as clever, and would spurn any body’s assistance.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing spurn
Dissed List: Breakup Words for Valentine's Day
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Grade 11, List 4
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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