Sentence examples for rebuffed the plea from inspiring English sources

But Gates, who has resisted US involvement in Libya from the outset, rebuffed the plea.

Even in Mr. Lee's hometown of Sanchi, northwest of Taipei, voters rebuffed the president's plea to keep the Nationalists in power.

Mr. Paterson's office has also rebuffed the equal protection argument, saying that despite the State Police ban on plea bargains, the county prosecutors in the area still have the discretion to offer them.

Her pleas for help from school administrators were largely rebuffed, the lawsuit says.

Zakayev rebuffed the offer.

The Council rebuffed the petition.

Mr. Greenspan rebuffed the idea.

Democrats have rebuffed the demand.

News International rebuffed the requests.

The outliers rebuffed the extended hand.

Pakistan rebuffed the requests, they said.