budge

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"They need the private sector, but for the moment, the private sector isn't budging. And what company in their right mind is going to put money into Venezuela?"

From BBC

The Olympian didn’t budge, and the standoff ended with his disqualification.

From The Wall Street Journal

Combined, they are unlikely to budge the Federal Reserve from its current wait-and-see approach to interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

My new neighbor doesn’t look annoyed anymore, but she also hasn’t budged from the doorway.

From Literature

In an early warning sign that the internet bubble was about to burst, the stock barely budged on the first day of trading.

From The Wall Street Journal