turns down

Example Sentences

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Investors generally don’t like companies with extremely high payout ratios, because the risk is higher that the dividend will be cut or canceled if the business turns down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

She won’t take fares farther than Petaluma, about 40 miles away from San Francisco, and turns down several requests for rides a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

A turning point in Alan Roth’s script is when she turns down Forrest’s marriage proposal after living with him for a while.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024

The Telegraph's four-star review said Sheen "is in his element here too - by turns down to earth and messianic, tender and full of clenched tenacity" and that "the death-bed climax is rousingly poignant".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

Darius turns down the music and asks if I’m feeling okay.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi