REFUSE in a Sentence
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408 example sentences for REFUSE, such as:
1. I refuse to sink to their level.
2. He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
3. No, I refuse to consult a doctor from spite.
4. The council is responsible for refuse collection.
5. I insist upon it, in fact, and you cannot refuse.
2. He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
3. No, I refuse to consult a doctor from spite.
4. The council is responsible for refuse collection.
5. I insist upon it, in fact, and you cannot refuse.
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Meanings and Examples of REFUSE
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refuse
v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
v. refuse to accept
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 "But you can't refuse to," said Nozdrev, growing heated.
2 Tis better to allow a man nothing to eat than to refuse to feed a horse properly.
3 Nevertheless, either sheer obstinacy or vexation at being parted from their new friends caused the strange team absolutely to refuse to move a leg.
4 However, even though it will mean a dead loss to me, and you have not shown a very nice spirit about it, I cannot well refuse to please a friend.
5 Higher powers govern those passions, and in them is something which will call to him, and refuse to be silenced, to the end of his life.
6 Yes," repeated Kostanzhoglo, "under those circumstances I should never refuse you my assistance.
7 Labour should be kept in active operation, and, even as, in a mill, flour comes flowing from grain, so should cash, and yet more cash, come flowing from every atom of refuse and remnant.
8 I won't refuse, if that can be any comfort to you,' he brought out at last; 'but it seems to me there's no need to be in a hurry.
9 No, I refuse to consult a doctor from spite.
10 I insist upon it, in fact, and you cannot refuse.
11 "Annette, for heaven's sake don't refuse me," the countess began, with a blush that looked very strange on her thin, dignified, elderly face, and she took the money from under the handkerchief.
12 Bagration replied that he was not authorized either to accept or refuse a truce and sent his adjutant to Kutuzov to report the offer he had received.
13 From the point of view of the old countess and of society it was out of the question for her to refuse him.
14 Sophie," he began, timidly at first and then more and more boldly, "if you wish to refuse one who is not only a brilliant and advantageous match but a splendid, noble fellow.
15 If you refuse him on my account, I must tell you the whole truth.
Example Sentence: (198 in 14 pages)
1 Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.
2 He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
3 The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
4 They invited us to the party, but we had to refuse because we were busy.
5 The council is responsible for refuse collection.
6 The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
7 Some people refuse to buy goods that are overpackaged, because they feel that it is harmful to the environment.
8 The rebels are standing fast and refuse to be defeated.
9 There are plenty of fish in the river, and good baits on my line, but the fish are getting clever and refuse to rise to the bait today.
10 People dump their refuse in the surrounding woods instead of taking it to the tip.
11 I refuse to sink to their level.
12 I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles.
13 They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.
14 His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
15 Some nurses wanted the right to refuse to perform abortions.