refused

Higher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight.

In life, José Saramago refused to see his once-rejected book Skylight published.

A practical man who refused to run from the dreams that always drove him.

GOP leaders refused; they saw that Duke was pulling blue-collar Democrats to the party.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department refused to discuss the case on the record.

They were never refused, for their recipients looked upon them much in the light of a royal command.

Condillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.

I desired the captain would please to accept this ring in return of his civilities, which he absolutely refused.

The sepoys refused to obey, and the sowars, drawing their pistols, shot dead or severely wounded six British officers.

How many times more would you have wished to be refused, and how many refusals would have been required to give me my liberty?