refuse
Example Sentences
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He and the government find themselves caught between an increasingly incensed public and a justice system whose magistrates and prosecutors refuse to be made scapegoats.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Yet last week we heard Blanche tell Congress the fund is off the table but also refuse to put that in writing.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Parents and grandparents refuse to help because young adults “need to learn responsibility.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“To date, in every case, I have ignored these instructions or refuse them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“If we stop, I’ll refuse to get up again. Or I’ll turn and run. So I guess we can’t stop. We need to walk faster, actually, if anything.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing refuse
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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