Example sentences for: rebuffed

How can you use “rebuffed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • His overtures are rebuffed; his son has come to think of his stepfather as his true father.

  • Like others, I tried to get more information about the study from Westat, but was rebuffed.

  • In her February 1994 affidavit, Debra Ballentine swore that Jones had come to her office around 4 p.m. that day and, after describing the circumstances, told her "she rebuffed three separate unwelcomed sexual advances by the governor.

  • But the LAT emphasizes instead Netanyahu's resistance, saying that he "rebuffed" Albright's "appeal to cease economic restrictions to encourage the Palestinian Authority to crack down on terrorism."

  • The papers flag another developing witness issue: the House managers have urged the Senate to ask Clinton to voluntarily testify, a request the White House has already rebuffed.


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