Sentence examples for refusing the opportunity from inspiring English sources

But is "assassination" the right word? Socrates took hemlock after being sentenced to death at his trial, refusing the opportunity to escape.

McIlroy refused the opportunity to whinge about his situation.

Tellingly, Strachan refused the opportunity to confirm he will remain in charge for another campaign, this time for the World Cup.

I was 12 years old when I was first taunted with, then refused, the opportunity to play with my twin brother's footy team.

All I do know for sure is that I greatly enjoyed hanging out with the Rangers fans, and kibitzing with the former players, and I would refuse the opportunity if it presented itself again.

Mathews celebrated the six-wicket victory by miming a bowling action with a deliberately straight arm in the direction of the Sri Lanka dressing room, and then refused the opportunity to apologise for his conduct.

Whereas Artur Schnabel had in the 1930's refused the opportunity to redo suspect takes, seeing recordings as mere anecdotes, Lipatti seems to have sensed the permanence of these enterprises, their irreversibility and their status as monuments.

"You always want the rub of the green and in this game we don't think we've had that," Clarke said – although he refused the opportunity to grumble about Broad's Friday reprieve 24 hours on.