budge

Example Sentences

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Haley grew tired, sat down on a rock, and refused to budge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

My trusty travel agent stepped in and tried to get me a credit for what I’d overpaid, but she said the cruise line wouldn’t budge beyond about $200 — far below what I expected.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to reassure the public that the government wouldn’t budge on this, and thanks to pressure from constituents, it didn’t.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

The Scandinavian blocking area of high pressure is finally going to budge this week, allowing our weather to turn colder with some hill snow in the north later this week.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

So I reasoned that if he wouldn’t budge for me, he wouldn’t budge for anyone else, either.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff