How do you use Refusal in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like denial or message, plus the exact meaning.
Refusal meaning
- The act of refusing.
- Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
Using Refusal
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of refusing. | Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
- Useful related words include: denial, message, content, subject matter.
- In the example corpus, refusal often appears in combinations such as: refusal to, his refusal, the refusal.
Context around Refusal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Refusal
- In this selection, "refusal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, willful, subsequent, apparent and prompting stand out and add context to how "refusal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a second refusal and so and a subsequent refusal at b. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "refusal" sits close to words such as emirates, ham and rankings, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with refusal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are you mad?” he said at the time, his refusal prompting disappointed groans. (13 words)
Whether the rider retakes A or not, a subsequent refusal at B is a second refusal and so on. (19 words)
Although a decision is yet to be made, the scheme has been recommended for refusal by City Council officers. (19 words)
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams dismissed accusations from Georgia's secretary of State comparing her refusal to concede after her 2018 defeat to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to President Trump's refusal to do the same. (37 words)
On Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders refused to comment, saying she was “not going to comment on an internal staff meeting” and framing her refusal to do so as a refusal “to validate a leak”. (37 words)
A convener of the Arise Ghana Movement, says the refusal of government to declare a state of emergency in the areas affected by floods following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams is worrying. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams dismissed accusations from Georgia's secretary of State comparing her refusal to concede after her 2018 defeat to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to President Trump's refusal to do the same.
On Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders refused to comment, saying she was “not going to comment on an internal staff meeting” and framing her refusal to do so as a refusal “to validate a leak”.
Deconstruction begins, as it were, from a refusal of the authority or determining power of every 'is', or simply from a refusal of authority in general.
In early Christian thought, the lack of joy was regarded as a willful refusal to enjoy the goodness of God; by contrast, apathy was considered a refusal to help others in time of need.
Whether the rider retakes A or not, a subsequent refusal at B is a second refusal and so on.
According to Duavit, while the decision to expel Teves was “expected,” the main issue against him was his absences and refusal to report for work.
According to the plaintiff, Harvard’s unwillingness was a refusal to try race-neutral methods to achieve diversity before resorting to considering applicants’ race, as the law then required.
A convener of the Arise Ghana Movement, says the refusal of government to declare a state of emergency in the areas affected by floods following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams is worrying.
Adesina also spoke on the president’s refusal to dissolve his cabinet after his final federal executive council meeting on Wednesday.
After all, an intriguing mystery can be rendered moot by a terrible reveal or a refusal to provide any proper answers.
After an apparent refusal to denounce the book or accept its removal, Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Education, was compelled to tender her resignation, which Ivey accepted.
After three days of hunger strike, both activists were transferred to a hospital within the prison compound, despite their refusal to receive medical treatment.
Although a decision is yet to be made, the scheme has been recommended for refusal by City Council officers.
Although the county council’s highways department considers this not to be grounds for refusal because there are “alternative and more significant” facilities to the north of the site, the report shows more concern.
Amidst reports of the amnesty granted to Chaudhary, the wife of a policeman murdered in Tikapur filed in the office of the president pleading refusal of amnesty.
And existing employees must be given first right of refusal for additional hours before the employer can make new hires.
A protester makes his point at the BBC’s refusal to label Hamas terrorists and in the wake of the group’s recent attacks on Israel.
Are you mad?” he said at the time, his refusal prompting disappointed groans.
As such, it is prone to schoolboy errors of judgement, exacerbated by a cultural defensiveness and the ruling party’s refusal to listen to criticism.
A storm of controversy arose on Israeli media after a video was posted on social media portraying the possible consequences of the recent calls for IDF refusal in protest of the democratically elected government.
Common combinations with refusal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- refusal to 143×
- his refusal 22×
- the refusal 21×
- refusal of 17×
- her refusal 12×
- for refusal 8×
- their refusal 7×
- and refusal 6×
- refusal by 5×
- council refusal 5×