refused

Example Sentences

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After all, it is not as though one of his referees was refused entry to the United States.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"I am very, very disappointed," Artan told The New York Times from Istanbul, where he returned after being refused entry in Miami.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He was refused entry but allowed into the UK temporarily until a flight home four days later.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But when doctors refused to rule out the World Cup, he immediately began planning his comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Then Bus 6 was assigned to take the third grade to a dairy farm to study cows, and Ollie Herdman refused to go.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson