Sentence examples for rebuff to be from inspiring English sources

Morris's suggestion that they burn her letter is greeted by Zachariah at first with a playful rebuff, to be followed by a truculent resistance.

The rebuff to it is being hailed as a victory for the environmentalists.

Burghley's rebuff to Spain was underlined by the Treaty of Blois with France in 1572.

But opposition Labour rebuffed government claims to be helping ease the burden of falling real wages.

I have some sympathy for those Labour operatives now insisting they urged Miliband to confront the Tory/Lib Dem narrative of Labour fiscal incontinence, only to be rebuffed – because I experienced that rebuffing for myself.

This latest rebuff may well prove to be a provocation too far.

Rather than continue to be rebuffed, we're taking this new approach".

Tatiana falls in love with Onegin, only to be rebuffed.

The president has repeatedly reached out to the right, only to be rebuffed, rejected or ignored.

Mr. Rafie tried to rejoin the group, only to be rebuffed, Mr. McCarthy said.

Each side said it had reached out to the other, only to be rebuffed.