Sentence examples for be rebuffed from inspiring English sources

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be rebuffed

verb

To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

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Tatiana falls in love with Onegin, only to be rebuffed.

Rather than continue to be rebuffed, we're taking this new approach".

But some did, only to be rebuffed or dismissed by the police.

He becomes fearful and worries that he will meet his father again and be rebuffed.

The president has repeatedly reached out to the right, only to be rebuffed, rejected or ignored.

Mr. Rafie tried to rejoin the group, only to be rebuffed, Mr. McCarthy said.

For the sake of credible elections, the House gambit should be rebuffed.

You were a creep and an invader, and you'd be rebuffed, then shamed.

Each side said it had reached out to the other, only to be rebuffed.

Time and again she returned to the bank, only to be rebuffed.

The worst that can happen is that you'll feel silly, or that you may be rebuffed.

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