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Meanings of rebuff in English
Usage of rebuff in English
1
The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
2
The woman's resentment of the rebuff seemed to spur her lagging ideas.
3
She was really a little dazed by the firmness of the rebuff.
4
Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
5
Hence it was that I received my second rebuff of the morning.
6
This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff.
7
Your moral and physical welfare must not be shaken by this rebuff.
8
Shuddering, she turned the knob and paused again for rebuff or command.
9
I recognized that refusal would be regarded as a rebuff, and therefore:
10
The Chamberlain drew his cloak about him, cold with a contemptuous rebuff.
11
Stung by the rebuff, Lincoln withdrew the bill, and started for home.
12
Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
13
Our hero left this store a little disheartened by his second rebuff.
14
The girl, somewhat to his surprise, showed no resentment at his rebuff.
15
There have been moments of failure, of rebuff, and even of disaster.
16
She's been made an unpaid employee to rebuff criticisms about her… Audio
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Translations for rebuff
Spanish
Portuguese
Rebuff through the time
Rebuff across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common