refuse

Example Sentences

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“Remained in bed entire day. Still refuses to talk to anyone.”

From Salon

One anecdote from the report claims that when Patel traveled to Utah following the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, he “refused” to leave his plane without wearing an FBI raid jacket.

From Salon

Other countries that refused to join it include China, Russia, North Korea, Libya and Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's

The chancellor repeatedly refused to rule this out, as she pointed to forecasts for economic productivity being weaker than expected.

From BBC

Monday's bin collections have been called off as agency workers joined refuse strikers on picket lines in Birmingham amid a separate dispute.

From BBC