Thesaurus / spurning
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The spurning of Jaffery by Doria struck a chord of the heroic that ran through her strange, wild nature.
JAFFERYWILLIAM J. LOCKESpurning the loathsome object with his foot, he turned from it with the same indifference he would have quitted a brute carcass.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANSJAMES FENIMORE COOPER"Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
THE INCREDIBLE HONEYMOONE. NESBITWith a strange gesture of disgust and spurning the Judge held her coldly off.
UNDER THE LAWEDWINA STANTON BABCOCKAnd spurning him haughtily back with his foot, he strode away.
AURIOLW. HARRISON AINSWORTHHeroes, once, were always disdaining to speak, and spurning their foes.
ATLANTIC CLASSICSVARIOUSLike the Empire Express, he came rocking, thundering, spurning the ground.
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT LOSERICHARD HARDING DAVISMeantime, Savonarola once more displayed his noble independence by spurning the offer on the part of the Pope of a Cardinal's hat.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS, VOL XVARIOUSAway rolled the ball, spurning the five-yard line, seemingly bent on trickling out of bounds.
LEFT TACKLE THAYERRALPH HENRY BARBOURA fine recompense have the people of Oreus got, for trusting themselves to Philip's friends and spurning Euphræus!
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