rejecting
- present participle of reject.
Example Sentences
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He wrote the court’s four major rulings rejecting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
After Sandy saw a separate email rejecting a shareholder request to examine company records in 2025, she wrote to a colleague that it made Amy “look desperately greedy and out of control.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Children refusing to eat new foods or rejecting ones they've always liked is not unusual.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In other words, the detector may be able to select the desired events while rejecting many unrelated signals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Although I loved her, I did not want to give her the satisfaction of rejecting me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
