Sentence examples for politely resisting from inspiring English sources
They were talking shop, and I was politely resisting the urge to take notes.
But three Puerto Rican Governors have politely resisted Defense Department overtures, citing the Commonwealth constitu tion, which says that no mu nicipality may be dissolved un less its people approve in a referendum.
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).
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.
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.
