Sentence examples for to decline the from inspiring English sources

Pasternak was forced to decline the prize.

Venus seemed anxious to decline the invitation.

She decides to decline the offer to speak.

Sales continued to decline the next six months.

At first I tried to decline the necklace.

(Public disapprobation forced Samper to decline the position).

Alfred had begged her to decline the job.

But yesterday the Aetna board decided unanimously to decline the ING-Wellpoint offer.

A few of the invited high schools had to decline; the recession, organizers explain.

When I tried to decline the invitation, his expression became even more serious than usual.

If the stock market continued to decline, the positions would lose, thereby balancing the short positions.