Sentence examples for refusal to be from inspiring English sources

I enjoy Maggie's refusal to be modern.

His refusal to be Jesus in the Sunday-school play.

Bailey's refusal to be pigeonholed artistically is admirable, but frustrating.

Sometimes a refusal to be morally impoverished is reason enough.

The country's geographical isolation has bred a refusal to be left behind.

Still, I'm in awe of her square refusal to be pegged as a woman writer.

This refusal to be classified as a cultural backwater remains a strong force today.

Washington's refusal to be more transparent about the program is counterproductive.

It is punishment for Gaza's refusal to be a docile ghetto.

It's that refusal to be calmed that constitutes the real sickness.

He became an apostle of acquiescence, of what he called "the refusal to be great".