Sentence examples for but spurned from inspiring English sources

Deists accepted the existence of God but spurned supernatural revelation.

The Brazilian put in a lively showing at Anfield but spurned his opportunities on goal.

Parcells had actually signed the contract but spurned them, and Jon Gruden took the job.

Saints continued to look the better side but spurned several chances to increase their lead before the break.

From a political point of view, he was praised by nationalists and monarchists, but spurned by the liberal tradition.

She was courted by museums for his estate but spurned them all for nearly a quarter-century.

But spurning the government's open hand (and the interference bankers think may come with it) will cost the bank as much as £3.2 billion, according to analysts.

Jeff Jones specializes in mountain bikes, but spurns suspension systems in favor of building sturdy frames and wheels that "soften" any bumps and jolts.

Aunt Mimi is a prim, lower-middle-class housewife, childless and bringing up John as a son, trying to instil petit bourgeois values into him but spurning serious ambition.

He seems entranced with one collector's pile of boring Colorforms stick-ons ("the very first plastic-based creative toy," the Colorforms Web site brags) but spurns some pristine Manimals action figures from the same guy.

It is in decline as a political force; Britons put up with Thatcherism when desperate times required desperate remedies, but spurn it now that the unions are tamed and the market quite rampant enough.