spurning
- present participle of spurn.
Example Sentences
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The Rams grew nervy, spurning chances to build their lead.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Francis also gave the papacy a less formal and more approachable image by spurning regal attire, riding in compact cars and making headlines with blunt comments at news conferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
After spurning BHP’s advances last year, Anglo American announced a proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources in September that would value the pro forma entity at around $60 billion using today’s share prices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
Earlier in the afternoon, one speaker had dared to envision college kids spurning the College Democrats and College Republicans, and joining the “College Abundists” instead.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2025
He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
