: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
Examples of budge in a Sentence
Verb
Their horses refused to budge.
The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge.
Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid.
We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.
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Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
For what mental quality remains to forward our own and the world’s progress when two people stand in opposite corners and neither budges – when neither listens to or honors the other’s reasoning and desires?
—Sharla Allard, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the years since cell phone bans went into effect in schools, students and teachers at those schools have reported higher levels of well-being, but average test scores and attendance records haven’t budged.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
Despite the unprecedented capabilities – and uncanny, seemingly humanlike qualities – of generative AI, the limit on how much human work can be fully automated will continue to only very slowly budge.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
When buyers flood the market, dealers can charge more even if spot barely budges.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
For what mental quality remains to forward our own and the world’s progress when two people stand in opposite corners and neither budges – when neither listens to or honors the other’s reasoning and desires?
—Sharla Allard, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
Verb
Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card interest rates haven't budged much recently, and that's hardly an oversight on the part of credit card issuers.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the years since cell phone bans went into effect in schools, students and teachers at those schools have reported higher levels of well-being, but average test scores and attendance records haven’t budged.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Adjective
These spritzes have the same no-budge hold on makeup as any other setting mist, but the key difference lies in their radiant—not matte or shimmery—finishes.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
Despite the unprecedented capabilities – and uncanny, seemingly humanlike qualities – of generative AI, the limit on how much human work can be fully automated will continue to only very slowly budge.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budge. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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