Sentence examples for refused to knuckle from inspiring English sources

But when Yahoo's Jerry Yang refused to knuckle under, Mr. Ballmer just … waffled.

Rosenstein could have resigned out of protest, a result that certainly would have been agreeable to Trump, who despises Rosenstein precisely because he has largely refused to knuckle under to the president.

In any event, those who "took the fifth," refused to knuckle under to state power.

The Boston Athletic Association, longtime organizers of the race and traditionalists at heart, refused to knuckle under to the onslaught of prize money by other marathons.

The editors at Charlie Hebdo refused to knuckle under and a week after the attack produced a memorable edition, including a controversial cover, with millions of copies selling out in a mere hours.

The company is also reported in the trades to be working on a Steve McQueen bio-pic, which seems a fitting next venture for a restaurateur who refused to knuckle under, even to an international financier.

Though retsina is primarily a white wine (and occasionally a rosé), it goes beautifully with roasted lamb, its punchy flavors refusing to knuckle under to the savory meat.

Pakistani journalists, proud of the dozen or so privately owned news channels that have flourished in the last three years, said Sunday they would refuse to knuckle under.

It is not a tale without heroes, though; a number of American diplomats — most especially a man named Archer Blood — risked and even sacrificed their careers by refusing to knuckle under to the White House and telling the truth about what was happening on the ground.

And then Reid really clinched the prize this week by refusing to knuckle under to Jim Bunning, and "calling his bluff" as it were by adjourning on schedule, after a late session Thursday night that ground to a halt due to Bunning.

He refused to celebrate.