"decline" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He twice declined a knighthood in the 1920s, believing it might interfere with his journalism.
- A. If you decline politely once or twice, people are not likely to notice.
- He twice declined to accept the nomination to the United States Senate, and retired from public life.
- The case took a long time to come before the Court, which twice declined to hear it.
- He twice declined to answer questions about their relationship and seemed uninterested in clearing up the current disagreement over his shot selection.
- The mayor, in the brief exchange with reporters, twice declined to explain how he had finally come to his decision.
- She became head of the Passport Division in 1928, the first woman to hold the position, after twice declining the appointment.
- It is planned to be the first single worldwide but Octone Records declined twice.
- It is usually possible, they say, to decline once or even twice, on the basis of family needs or illness.
- He twice declined to respond when reporters asked him about the reports of threats against Zahir's life.
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