spurn
verb (used with object)
to reject with disdain; scorn.
have spurned
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present perfectof spurn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As Kyle Cheney reported in Politico, at least 360 judges have spurned the government’s reasoning in more than 3,000 cases.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026
Others have spurned that push, but say they hope to further lower the income tax rate by reining in tax breaks.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Even as residents of the Willcox Basin have spurned the dairy's proposed water district, many have embraced a far more radical solution: strict regulations on groundwater usage.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2022
He may have spurned UK offers of extra boots on the ground along France's sprawling northern coastline, but he has called on Brussels for help.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2021
There are possibly men who would have spurned the enchantress.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Booker T. Washington
