Refused in example sentence

For all German Chancellors from Konrad Adenauer to Helmut Kohl, France was the favorite European partner, but they refused to accept French offers to create a "Franco-German union" that would destroy the mediating character of German foreign policy.

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The Sioux refused the money with the rallying cry, "The Black Hills are not for sale."

This oppression was so internalized, so deep-rooted, that she herself refused a choice.

She was taken to the hospital, but because she dressed in women's clothing, she was refused access to either the men's or the women's wards.

He stood on moral ground and refused to pay bribes.

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