turns down
Example Sentences
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The court receives thousands of such petitions each year and turns down most of them, including many filed by unrepresented prisoners challenging their convictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
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
“No normal person turns down pizza and doughnuts!”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
