Sentence examples for were politely rejected from inspiring English sources

Clay's book tells the story of Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), a shifty, beady-eyed young writer whose two unpublished novels were politely rejected for flaws like being "too interior".

The subject of the projected work was a matter of discussion between composer, librettists and the Opéra-Comique management; Adolphe de Leuven, on behalf of the theatre, made several suggestions that were politely rejected.

"We've made overtures in the past with other firms," he said, "and we've been politely rejected".

All the while he wrote short plays (including one that was presented in a 38th-floor hotel room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square) as well as screenplays and a novel "that was politely rejected by about 34 publishing houses".

My offer was politely rejected.

Speaking too fast, stumbling over his words, in those moments before he is politely rejected, Seymour Hoffman manages to embody everyone who has ever loved someone without that love being returned.

Pro-spenders were politely heard this week - and rejected.

It's a proposition that is strongly - but politely - rejected by Peter Foot, chairman of the National Campaign for Courtesy, which lobbies for better manners in British life.

Voices were politely hushed.

Questions on the subject were politely deflected.

Hancock and Botner were politely noncommittal.