: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Lovers of winged liners and tear-jerking movies alike will appreciate the budge-free hold of Stila's All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Her campaign, according to people familiar with the matter, believed that muting the microphones will make Trump appear more disciplined, and expressed frustration that ABC was not willing to budge on the rule.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Rob Davis, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
Why budge if, as many analysts argue, Syria is the central front in a larger war between Sunnis and Shiites?
—Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2015
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Noun
The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t known as a team that easily budges on trade demands.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Lovers of winged liners and tear-jerking movies alike will appreciate the budge-free hold of Stila's All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022
Verb
For example, someone asks how to open a jar that has a stuck screw-on top that won’t seem to budge.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Her campaign, according to people familiar with the matter, believed that muting the microphones will make Trump appear more disciplined, and expressed frustration that ABC was not willing to budge on the rule.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Nike hasn’t seen its emissions budge in the past decade, despite promises to sharply reduce them.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
Why budge if, as many analysts argue, Syria is the central front in a larger war between Sunnis and Shiites?
—Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2015
See all Example Sentences for budge
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budge. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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