spurning

Example Sentences

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Spurning financial analysts and business school graduates, he hired like-minded mathematicians and scientists.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

Spurning candidates with little regard for future relationships could also affect companies’ recruiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Spurning the gala is quite a statement, but the evening’s performance didn’t give any indication of the unrest to come.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2018

Spurning Japanese KQED-TV, San Francisco’s PBS station, reports on the plight of a local man who has been targeted by microaggressions:

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2015

Spurning Abramov’s offer of an introduction to the city, Bobby asked to be brought immediately to the Tsentralny Shakhmatny Klub, the Moscow Central Chess Club, said to be one of the finest in the world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady