Sentence examples for declining to even from inspiring English sources

"I have to tell you, this is Ann's sport," Mr. Romney said, declining to even utter "dressage," a French word meaning "training" and sometimes described as horse ballet.

"It's honestly very, very difficult to come up with," Mr. Muir acknowledged, declining to even offer an estimate of adventure travel spending.

They suspect the statistics might be far from entirely accurate, with the neighborhood's ever-increasing population of immigrants typically declining to even report crimes.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan on Friday rejected any concession in a standoff with China over a group of islands claimed by both countries, declining to even acknowledge that the islands are disputed.

Early in Sunday's game, it seemed as if James was toying with the Nets, declining to even take a shot until 2 minutes 9 seconds were left in the first quarter.

Prince Saud made clear that he wished that Mr. Bush had met in New York with Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, instead of declining to even acknowledge him at a United Nations luncheon.

The committee declined to even identify its witnesses.

It just declined to even consider it at all.

White House and State Department spokesmen declined to even repeat Mr. Bush's earlier statements about Israel.

He declined to even entertain the possibility of Mr. Kerry's coming in second behind Dr. Dean.

A United spokesman, Jeff Green, declined to even address the question so many years after the fact.