Refusal
//ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩//
"Refusal" in a Sentence (11 examples)
Your refusal to help complicated matters.
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
These conditions amount to refusal.
I interpreted her silence as a refusal.
His reply was in effect a refusal.
His answer amounts to a refusal.
He gave a flat refusal to his mother's request.
He gave a flat refusal.
He was so adamant in his refusal.
He gave a firm refusal.
Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.
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