Sentence examples for may be refused from inspiring English sources

If he asks, he may be refused, and a refusal often offends.

Without proper identification, passengers may be refused boarding or be sent back at customs.

Anyone not in correct modern jazz footwear may be refused entry.

Canadians who admit at the border to using marijuana may be refused admission, according to the United States border authorities.

Fruit not subject to federal standards may be refused at markets like Hunts Point in the Bronx.

So long as the owner or his agent remains on the ship, unwanted offers of salvage may be refused.

On the other hand, the patient may be refusing for a number of legitimate reasons that the robot may not be aware of.

Some political analysts say the police may be refusing to enforce the government's order, announced last month, to allow protest zones.

Housing rights organizations and government agencies have long used "testers" to uncover racial biases of landlords – sending black and white renters to property owners who may be refusing to rent to people of color.

Lord Lipsey, House of Lords, Westminster You may be refusing to acknowledge the fact that interest is beginning to wane - such events can lose their appeal over time - and also the possibility that some colleagues only continue to attend because they don't like to say no.

Celebrity names appear not to trigger the disclaimer — which suggests Google may be refusing requests from high profile individuals on the grounds of a public interest 'right to know'.