Sentence examples for must declined from inspiring English sources

"Should" and "must" declined steadily over the 20th century, apart from two upswellings that coincided with the two world wars (understandable occasions for the rhetoric of urgent necessity), though they have been on the rise again since their nadir in around 2003.

But I'm afraid I must decline.

However, as a gay man, I must decline".

However, as I gay man, I must decline.

Regrettably, I must decline as I am exhausted.

I regret I must decline your interview request as I have nothing to say.

But Sebald must decline; with the imminent publication of "Austerlitz," he has too many engagements.

Prosecutors say they must decline many Indian country cases — about 60 percent of the total — because of a lack of evidence.

"Our standard of living must decline to reflect years of reckless consumption and the disintegration of our industrial base.

In such an extreme case, you must decline to do interviews that would lure candidates to their doom.

Then they must decline to listen as well as to donate and should send the station a stern letter saying so.