spurn
verb (used with object)
to reject with disdain; scorn.
were spurning
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past progressiveof spurn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Scotland were spurning chance after chance in the Portuguese sunshine against Gibraltar and starting to fret about the prospect of a stalemate with the 203rd best team in the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
Peterson painting over his mural was a welcome development, a signal that people were spurning hate speech.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023
For every one saying they were spurning Facebook, there were more saying they were continuing to use it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
But by the late 1960s, the younger viewers networks prized were spurning cornpone, and Andy had decided to move on to movies after the 1966-67 season.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012
They knew well the ground their fleet hoofs were spurning, and they knew that farther on was home,—a good stall, and a rack full of musky clover hay.
From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey
