refuse
Example Sentences
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These cells -- often called "zombie cells" -- stop dividing but refuse to die off normally.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Except, perhaps, Jackson’s most enthusiastic fans who refuse to believe Safechuck and Robson.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Instead, he asserted that because the statute said only that a person could refuse to operate a vehicle and Maddin had operated the vehicle, he wasn’t protected.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
"She started to isolate herself, she would shut herself in her bedroom and refuse to come out, and she wasn't engaging in conversation," she said.
From BBC • May 5, 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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