spurned; spurning; spurns
1
archaic
: to reject something disdainfully
2
spurner
noun
1
a
: disdainful rejection
b
: contemptuous treatment
2
a
b
obsolete
: stumble
Examples of spurn in a Sentence
Verb
fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The president’s statement came after the Ivy League school sued the government to stop a federal freeze of more than $2 billion in grants and spurned the administration’s demand to curb on-campus activism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
After posting about the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Facebook, she had been spurned by a bunch of friends.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Museums spurned the homespun canvases, but ordinary Americans couldn’t get enough.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Prosecutors have accused Brand of forcing his way into the family’s Edgewater apartment in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue after being spurned by Smith.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The president’s statement came after the Ivy League school sued the government to stop a federal freeze of more than $2 billion in grants and spurned the administration’s demand to curb on-campus activism.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
After posting about the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Facebook, she had been spurned by a bunch of friends.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Museums spurned the homespun canvases, but ordinary Americans couldn’t get enough.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spurn
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“Spurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurn. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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