spurn
Example Sentences
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At Anthropic, Rao has chosen to raise less money than is available and to spurn the highest valuations offered.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
A tense finish saw 27-year-old Bublik spurn one match point - and save five break points - before eventually getting over the line.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
Four-star Georgia linebacker Jadon Perlotte was also expected to spurn the Trojans in spite of his previous commitment to Entz and USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Every chicken breast and milk carton you spurn lowers the demand on industries responsible for egregious environmental harm – and spares countless animal lives from needless suffering.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
I hoped that some bright kid at Ohio State University who really wanted to be an oceanographer would read my book, spurn the offer from Goldman Sachs, and set out to sea.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing spurn
Dissed List: Breakup Words for Valentine's Day
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Grade 11, List 4
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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