Sentence examples for politely resisted from inspiring English sources

And it was nice to have Maya there going, 'O.K., let's write.' " (Though she possesses a melodic voice and projects a gentle demeanor, Ms. Rudolph politely resisted the earth-mom label. "I think it's just because I nurse my children for so long," she said).

He still enjoyed aspects of his parliamentary life, such as in 1953 when he showed the American singing sensation Johnnie Ray round the House of Commons; his attempts to seduce the singer were politely resisted.

By The New Yorker June 1, 2009 Our sister blog, The Book Club, has posted a three-part interview with the writer Geoff Dyer, in which he politely resists unravelling the mysteries of his new novel, "Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi" — "It's just me riffing in a vaguely eastern, mystical, is-it-profound-is-it-bollocks? kind of way" — but offers a few clues for the intrepid reader.

Politely refuse.

Nathanel resisted.

We resisted.

Meltwater resisted.

Resisting arrest.

Why resist?

Pirates resist.

Resist it.