spurned
Example Sentences
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His sister spurned his attempts to reconcile, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
"Musk has tried to take over OpenAI multiple times. He's been spurned," Lund told the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He launched an attempt to breed pandas in captivity but, to his despair, London's Chi Chi repeatedly spurned the attentions of Moscow's An An.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Discovery is cracking open the door to allow spurned bidder, Paramount Skydance, to make its case — but Warner’s board still maintains its preference for Netflix’s competing proposal.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
“Hamlet has spurned my love and hates me,” I said.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing spurned
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