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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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Fried agreed to an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees two days after Soto spurned them.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Isaacson cites the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games, his first time curling in the Olympics, as spurning curling’s popularity.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Corbin Burnes spurned the Baltimore Orioles to move closer to home and play for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
After Benedict retired and Francis replaced him in 2013, the new pope spurned Castel Gandolfo and impressed the international media with his down-to-earth demeanor and thrifty trimmings.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
Fried agreed to an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees two days after Soto spurned them.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Isaacson cites the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games, his first time curling in the Olympics, as spurning curling’s popularity.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Corbin Burnes spurned the Baltimore Orioles to move closer to home and play for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Spurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurn. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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