spurned
Example Sentences
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His sister spurned his attempts to reconcile, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
He launched an attempt to breed pandas in captivity but, to his despair, London's Chi Chi repeatedly spurned the attentions of Moscow's An An.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
January arrival Tomas Cvancara spurned multiple chances after Yang Hyun-jun's opener and Dundee took advantage as Simon Murray equalised with a second-half penalty.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Netflix won the bidding for the storied studio and HBO in December, prompting the spurned Paramount executives to launch a multipronged strategy to scuttle the Netflix deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The dealer’s fingers spurned the pearl so that it bounced and rebounded softly from the side of the velvet tray.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing spurned
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