reject
verb (used with object)
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
had rejected
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past perfectof reject.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, also claimed the ruling as a victory, emphasizing that Liman had rejected the vast majority of the fees and costs Lively sought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It's not fair to the families who are Palestinian, who own their homes, who have a right to raise their families without fear," said Huckabee, who before becoming ambassador had rejected the term Palestinian.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
It reported that the court had rejected a defence request to call several of those politicians as witnesses, ruling that their testimony was "not necessary" for establishing the facts of the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
As health minister in 2020, Spahn had rejected calls by the liberal FDP for the ban to be relaxed.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
She was given no choice of hospitals; she was simply taken to Wood- hull, the city hospital Will Wlson had rejected.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
