Sentence examples for refuses to pick from inspiring English sources

She literally refuses to pick up the phone.

Mats Wilander refuses to pick one, but reckons they'll get a set each.

Ms. Baca wisely refuses to pick up that mantle, but for most women, not nursing, for whatever reason, remains a troubling topic.

Irascible as ever, the erudite Oxford copper refuses to pick up the new leads on an old case -- the murder of a nurse who was found nude and handcuffed to her bed.

While his customers are notorious for carrying on Talmudic disputes about what his numbers actually mean he charts each horse's development but refuses to pick winners), they're in agreement often enough to hurt many a price.

"It is astonishing," said a Labour source, "that someone who claims to be defending the great British institutions refuses to pick up the phone to the leader of the opposition".

That week marked a new skirmish in the taxi wars: at a press conference the day before, Mayor Michael Bloomberg had announced a crackdown on "refusals" — when drivers refuse to pick up passengers who want to go to certain destinations, generally in the outer boroughs.

SHOT-PUT — Refused to pick up ant-covered shot; disqualified.

Nor has Mr Johnson refused to pick fights to get things done.

However, he refused to pick a side in the World Series.

They restrict households to a limited amount of garbage, and refuse to pick up more.