Sentence examples for as I decline from inspiring English sources

I can't help but take pleasure in the fact that my children are thriving as I decline.

As I decline more swiftly toward the grave I have made certain that everyone knows — my children know, Linda knows, my undertaker knows — that no posthumous razor may scrape my blue face.

"Teşekkür ederim" (thank you very much), I said politely as I declined the offer to enter the blacksmith's workshop in the narrow by-lanes of Safranbolu's market, Yemeniciler Arastası.

During the years I wrestled with my metaphysical selves as I declined to practice any religion, I used to listen to former Governor Mario Cuomo on the radio early on Sunday mornings.

As a science writer I decline to add to the steaming heap, so let me pledge here and now to make no quantum claim before its time.

preparations, put pressure on him to accept the deal: "They asked for my resignation as Chairman & CEO, when I decline to do, they fired me.

I didn't want to be rude, but I declined as politely as I could, since I don't smoke, I'm a vegetarian, and I don't drink Scotch.

I declined as politely and as firmly as I could.

The chances of getting it were slim (they knew I would up sticks and leave for a post-doc as soon as I could) so I declined an interview to many frowns from my advisor, who understood but clearly didn't approve.

Informed of his expulsion by letter, Crawford replied to the committee a final time: "I fail to see why I should practically be branded as a criminal because, as acting captain, I declined the responsibility of skippering a team which did not include three essential players, an independence which I trust will remain in spite of the awful example made of me to every amateur in the United Kingdom".

After it, he treated me to lunch, a tour of the facilities and the chance to meet the players - he offered me tickets for the next Everton home game, which I declined as I was a season ticket holder already, so he arranged for me to have two tickets sent to my address for Everton's next away game (Arsenal).