Refusing can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| refuse - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" | ||
| refuse - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" | ||
| refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" | ||
| refuse - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" | ||
| refuse - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" | ||
| refuse - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
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| 1. | verb | Now the Electoral Commission is refusing to punish people for mere past Baath Party membership. | |
| 2. | verb | At the time, generators were refusing to sell power in California because of the price caps. | |
| 3. | verb | Soldiers with vital training and know-how are refusing to re-enlist. | |
| 4. | verb | This is way I am refusing the offer. | |
| 5. | verb | In a sense you are right in refusing to join that club. | |
| 6. | verb | She hung between refusing or accepting the invitation. | |
| 7. | verb | Refusing linguistic injustice doesn't make you a paranoid schizophrenic. | |
| 8. | verb | Christopher Columbus started wearing his famous hat back when he was still a schoolboy, and was often punished by his teachers for refusing to take it off in class. | |
| 9. | verb | Our only witness is refusing to testify. | |
| 10. | verb | Tom has been refusing to take his medicine. | |
| 11. | verb | This patient is refusing treatment. | |
| 12. | verb | Tom is refusing to pay his bills. | |
| 13. | verb | Tom is refusing to tell us what happened. | |
| 14. | verb | Tom is refusing to help us. | |
| 15. | verb | They're refusing to work. |
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| Now the Electoral Commission is refusing to punish people for mere past Baath Party membership. |
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| At the time, generators were refusing to sell power in California because of the price caps. |
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| Soldiers with vital training and know-how are refusing to re-enlist. |
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| This is way I am refusing the offer. | |
| In a sense you are right in refusing to join that club. | |
| She hung between refusing or accepting the invitation. | |
| Refusing linguistic injustice doesn't make you a paranoid schizophrenic. | |
| Christopher Columbus started wearing his famous hat back when he was still a schoolboy, and was often punished by his teachers for refusing to take it off in class. | |
| Our only witness is refusing to testify. | |
| Tom has been refusing to take his medicine. | |
| This patient is refusing treatment. | |
| Tom is refusing to pay his bills. | |
| Tom is refusing to tell us what happened. | |
| Tom is refusing to help us. | |
| They're refusing to work. | |