refuse
Example Sentences
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The memoir of a garbage collector in Montreal yields a rich reflection on what our refuse says about us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Maybe it is — but I’d argue that it’s an even better time to refuse.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 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
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
When the Hitler Youth collected, most people gave because to refuse could mean a black mark against them.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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