Wondering how to use Refuse in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as reject or resist.

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Refuse in a sentence

Refuse | Refused | Refuses | Refusenik | Refuseniks | Refusers

Refuse meaning

Discarded, rejected.

Synonyms of Refuse

reject resist turn down accept respond react decline waste product waste matter waste material waste scraps food waste garbage pass up

Refuse in Dutch

weigeren afslaan

Example sentences (20)

If they sublease the property, refuse you entry, or carry out criminal activity there then you can also evict them.

But if you refuse to collect and vote for the party that will change these things, then your future will be assured.

California agencies routinely hide data, ignore public and press questions, and refuse to provide basic information.

Darresha George said she and her son refuse to conform to a standard set by someone who is uncomfortable or ignorant.

If the packaging is damaged or you have used the item, you will hand the retailer the right to refuse the return.

Do I need to make an apology or extend a kindness or make a phone call or write a letter or refuse to give up or what?

However, when we ask them to cross-club reallocate their funds to clubs with more urgent needs, they refuse to.

But she added: “We refuse to follow UK Government spending decisions – indeed, we are doing all we can to mitigate them.

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Correction officials say the main reason why detained people don’t show up to court is because they simply refuse to go.

In Paris, refuse collectors opposed to the pension reforms went on strike, leaving the city’s streets piled with rubbish.

If older leaders refuse to step down, aptitude tests for politicians over a certain age should be instated.

Do you think an AI that’s as smart as a human and feels pain like a human should be able to refuse to do what it’s asked to?

After being put to the vote, the Planning and Highways Committee voted unanimously to refuse the plans.

Ayoub explains that some families still refuse the idea of allowing their daughters to practice boxing.

How ironic that our own liberals and leftists could end up on his team because they refuse to accept that jihadism is terrorism.

I constantly feared that the food I was eating was ‘off’ so I would throw it away or refuse to eat it.

Can the board arbitrarily change their policy and refuse to pay for drywall repairs emanating from a leak of the common elements?

In most cases, tricycle riders refuse to carry passengers to that street, due to the blocked road.

Earlier this week, DevonLive reported how a Torquay refuse collector was celebrating after winning £1 million on The National Lottery.

From what you've said, prenatal checkups sound very important for the mother and the child, so why would she refuse to have them done?

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Common combinations with refuse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • refuse to 125×
  • to refuse 35×
  • and refuse 16×
  • they refuse 15×
  • who refuse 11×
  • refuse the 11×
  • can refuse
  • the refuse
  • but refuse
  • of refuse

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "refuse" in a sentence?
An example: "If they sublease the property, refuse you entry, or carry out criminal activity there then you can also evict them." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "refuse" from real English texts.
What does "refuse" mean?
Refuse means: Discarded, rejected.
What are synonyms of "refuse"?
Common synonyms of "refuse" include: reject, resist, turn down, accept, respond, react, decline, waste product. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "refuse" in Dutch?
"refuse" translates to Dutch as: weigeren, afslaan.
How many example sentences with "refuse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "refuse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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