turned down
Example Sentences
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Press coverage swells with glowing profiles of landowners who turned down offers from developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rosemary Candy and children Chris and Jennifer explain why they turned down countless offers to make a film about the late actor — until ‘John Candy: I Like Me.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cannizzaro rejected the idea that Brooks was wrongfully convicted, saying at the time that if he were innocent, Brooks and his attorneys would have turned down the deal.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
He turned down assisting a professor with data analysis for a book, for instance, because it would have required substantial changes to his class schedule that would sidetrack his early graduation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
As a young woman, Susan B. Anthony had considered and turned down several marriage proposals, choosing to devote herself to her work instead of family.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
