Sentence examples for declined to stretch from inspiring English sources

But Justice Wooten declined to stretch that rule to children over 4. On Oct. 1, he rejected a motion to dismiss the case because of Juliet's age, noting that she was three months shy of turning 5 when Ms. Menagh was struck, and thus old enough to be sued.

Because the statute was interpreted to apply only to physical goods, the court declined to "stretch or update statutory words of plain and ordinary meaning in order to better accommodate the digital age".

"We decline to stretch or update statutory words of plain and ordinary meaning in order to better accommodate the digital age," Judge Jacobs wrote.

His relationship with Mr. Paterson, who declined to be interviewed, stretches back decades, though he began raising money for him only after he became governor.

Attention on the supposed absentee-ballot issues in the county was high; the campaign of Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, hammered on it during a tense month-long stretch when he declined to concede the race to the Democrat who had garnered more votes than he did.

He declined to say whether he suspected that other stretches of Boardwalk along the state's shoreline were susceptible to similar fires.

Rohrabacher, whose coastal Orange County district stretches from Seal Beach to Laguna Niguel, declined to be interviewed on the issue.

Along a largely Muslim stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, many people declined to offer an opinion.

Band declined to comment.

Trump declined to apologize.

Roach declined to answer.