turned down
Example Sentences
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She recently turned down an opportunity at another company that would have offered her roughly double the pay when she learned the person who held it previously left due to burnout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Fiercely protective of its independence, Hugging Face long turned down several stake purchases and takeover offers before reaching a deal with Nvidia, chosen for its commitment to developing the "open" ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It cites criticism from Lord O'Neill, a former Goldman Sachs economist "who turned down an offer to join" Burnham's government, saying that the prime minister's first speech was "the last thing investors wanted to hear".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
More than four in 10 Americans say they have turned down a higher-paying career opportunity in favor of preserving personal time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Journalists asked Fischer why he’d accepted the offer to come to the Philippines on his first “official” visit when he’d turned down similar offers from other countries.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
