turns down
Example Sentences
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Investors generally don’t like companies with extremely high payout ratios, because the risk is higher that the dividend will be cut or canceled if the business turns down.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
She won’t take fares farther than Petaluma, about 40 miles away from San Francisco, and turns down several requests for rides a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
If a claimant turns down an offer of settlement and is later awarded less in damages by a judge, they have to pay the legal costs of both sides.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025
A turning point in Alan Roth’s script is when she turns down Forrest’s marriage proposal after living with him for a while.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
When all the garbage has been dropped down a disposal and the food cleaned away, she turns down my bed.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
