spurn
Example Sentences
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On a night Gordon spurned one or two opportunities from open play, there was no chance of him letting go of the ball when he won his side another spot-kick before the break.
From BBC
Discovery is cracking open the door to allow spurned bidder, Paramount Skydance, to make its case — but Warner’s board still maintains its preference for Netflix’s competing proposal.
From Los Angeles Times
The story of the first Carthaginian queen, Dido, was co-opted by the Roman poet Virgil, whose hero, Aeneas, spurns her.
Takaichi spurned the chance for an apprenticeship at a Japanese conglomerate to instead take a job in Washington, D.C.
Energised by renewed belief, Rybakina reset on serve after Sabalenka spurned the chance to break for a 4-2 lead - and then struck again in the following game as the top seed faltered.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
