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Example sentences for: refuses

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

My problem is that I want my manuscript back, and while Jane apologized profusely for the way things went, she refuses to retrieve it for me, saying that the woman would misconstrue this as an overture.
Another equally important message is that no matter how carefully we try to craft categories of giving, human behavior refuses to be comprehensively categorized.
He refuses PAC money.
"If Slobodan Milosevic still refuses to cede meaningful autonomy to Kosovo, that power should be used to inflict heavy destruction on the Serb military machine," it said.
The piece cites "analysts" who say that because Japan refuses to bite the bullet and make drastic efforts to stimulate its economy, the U.S. stands as the world's last hope of avoiding a "1930s-style depression that could continue for years."