Words similar to refusal

Example sentences for: refusal

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

There's something almost comical about the recent frustration over the Bank of Japan's refusal to take action to lower the value of the yen, which has soared in the past month against the rest of the world's currencies, including most obviously the dollar.
Judge Susan Webber Wright called his perjury "a willful refusal to obey this court's discovery orders."
But Chatterbox thinks the media swarm surrounding George W. Bush's refusal to say whether he's ever used cocaine is ridiculous and irresponsible.
What baffles me is your refusal to engage an argument that I have made--any argument, either in this exchange, or from the book.
Fox panelists Mara Liasson and Juan Williams speculate that her "Abe Lincoln status" derives from her refusal to participate in the Washington social scene.