turned down
Example Sentences
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She ultimately turned down that request for being “a little too Irish” for her, but countered by offering Bono one of her songs, titled “Torn,” to see if he could “take it somewhere else, maybe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The actor and filmmaker was dirt broke when he turned down life-changing money for the movie he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Jackson, from Cirencester, was turned down by the Army because he had cataract surgery at the age of three.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
She's been turned down by artists from Central Cee and Digga D to Rosalía.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
After our session, on the drive home, Dad turned down the radio to ask, “How did your talk with Dr. Doris go?”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
