Sentence examples for gently rebuffed from inspiring English sources

Every tenth person wanted to take a short cut through the crossings' sawhorses, but they were gently rebuffed.

My new friends gently rebuffed my requests to go public with this extraordinary experience and though I haven't given up on wanting to help them tell their story, I don't think it's going to happen.

Larry gently rebuffs Steve's well-meaning efforts to give comfort, assuring him that he is just fine, thank you.

Caleb gently rebuffs the other men's curiosity about his reasons for being there, causing mild friction between him and Ben, who places a high priority on honesty and radiates a manly integrity.

When he walks her home, swept off his feet by a white-haired woman almost a decade his senior, he conveys a feeling of mild magic, of floating on air — she's both reformed him and declared victory over his kind, gently rebuffing him, and he's delighted.

Sally gently rebuffs him, and Larry steps out on an errand.

If you want little love pecks—at least to start give them to him, and gently rebuff any attempts at harder kissing until you're ready for that.

At first he simply wanted a cat for a pet, but when we gently and consistently rebuffed his demands he decided that there was nothing else for it.

Republicans selected Senator Trent Lott and a conservative leadership team today to preside over a new Senate that will be balanced on a knife edge, and they gently but quickly rebuffed the Democrats' demands for power sharing, including co-chairmen.

Kwan had rebuffed me so gently, with such pity.

This wasn't a big deal, and as gently and firmly as I could, I rebuffed it.