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Meanings of spurned in anglès

Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning.

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Sinònims
Examples for "rejected"
Examples for "rejected"
1
However, it said its dominant shareholder, Red Sea, had rejected the approach.
The Irish Times
2
A state trial judge and a state appeals court rejected T-Mobile's position.
Wired
3
A proposal to tax foreign workers' remittances was rejected, local media said.
Reuters
4
However, he rejected suggestions that the problem was particularly acute in Westmeath.
The Irish Times
5
All animals given immunosuppressants rejected their graft within 12 days after surgery.
Pubmed
1
Suppose you have been jilted in a way which wounds your vanity.
The Analysis of Mind
2
And because of it I will not suffer myself to be jilted.
The Keeper of the Door
3
The end of it was, she jilted me and married the son.'
The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters
4
She jilted a cripple for a very fine specimen of the race.
Cecilia de Noël
5
Anyway, Renaud was a jilted wizard in the castle for sixteen years.
The spirit thief
Usage of spurned in anglès
1
Scotland won't be adding to their 14 points, good field position spurned.
The Guardian
2
Allergan spurned their advance, saying the Canadian company had overstated possible savings.
Reuters
3
Northampton spurned two great opportunities at the start of the second half.
BBC
4
That time there was a dollar in it and I spurned it.
The Making of an American
5
The noble patriot was shocked at the proposal, and indignantly spurned it.
A Brief History of the United States
6
Right then I had a totally irrational feeling of having been spurned.
The Guardian
7
She spurned radio at first, but was won over by charity idea.
The new yorker
8
He spurned the proposal, and offered to do the work for nothing.
Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besi...
9
The prince spurned the nearest boy with his foot, and said fiercely-
The Prince and the Pauper
10
Uncleanness is spurned with the horror which pure love and holiness inspire.
The Chief End of Man
11
The smiles with which the young man met her were indignantly spurned.
Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter
12
For instance, he had spurned those clothes she'd bought him this spring.
Ladder of years: a novel
13
At the same time, an offer of peace could not be spurned.
Jamaica Observer
14
The cavaliere came by and offered her money, which she indignantly spurned.
Castellinaria, and Other Sicilian Diversions
15
Oil majors and big importing nations alike have spurned the extra cargoes.
Reuters
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No one showed a spark of love for the poor, spurned cast-away.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
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Spurned across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common