Sentence examples for try to decline from inspiring English sources

The final week or series of days before the project is due, don't schedule anything major with your friends, and try to decline invitations to things that you can skip, such as a party.

At first I tried to decline the necklace.

We tried to decline, but some people were persistent.

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

The guard handed us each an unflattering orange vest, which I tried to decline.

In one case, I was the only one to offer a wizened and elderly woman my seat, though she tried to decline when she saw my hugely pregnant stomach.

Espejo tried to decline the appointment, and after that failed, he tried unsuccessfully to flee.

I tried to decline, saying things like: "I'm not into scat," "I don't like the smell of shit".

After the war, Harlan claimed that no other director would touch the project and that he himself had tried to decline the role of director.

"It will be the adventure of your life," he said, as I tried to politely decline since a Cessna was to pick us up at the dirt airstrip that afternoon.

Irvin will probably retire, and Rice and Reed will try to play with declining skills.