Sentence examples for having been rejected from inspiring English sources

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have been rejected

had been rejected

having been spurned

having been ejected

having been dismissed

"having been rejected" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express that something, usually a request or proposal, has already been refused or denied. Example: She was saddened to learn that her proposal had been rejected, having been rejected yet again.

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There is also often a strong sense of having been rejected.

The Guardian

He is also hungry to make a lasting impression having been rejected by the Auckland Blues.

The Guardian - Sport

Men, she explained, may typically have one main reason for ending up without a roof – having left the Army, perhaps, or having been rejected by their wives.

Independent

Having been rejected by the Royal Scottish Academy for its summer exhibition, the canvas first sold privately in 1991 for £3000.

Independent

Having been rejected for World War II military service because of poor eyesight, he worked on military aircraft design (1942 47).

Encyclopedia Britannica

Having been rejected by mainstream medicine, Wakefield, the son of well-regarded doctors in Britain, has apparently rejected the integrity of mainstream medicine in return.

The New York Times - Magazine

Similar(7)

One had been rejected.

The Economist

I had been rejected.

The New York Times

But it has been rejected".

The New York Times

Previous appeals have been rejected.

The New York Times - Books

Previous applications had been rejected.

The Economist

More suggestions(17)

having been ignored

having been refused

having been rebuffed

having been criticised

having been overruled

having been refuted

having been denied

having been overturned

having been incorporated

having been condemned

having been directed

having been selected

having been declared

having been removed

having been excluded

having been terminated

having been endorsed

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