spurned; spurning; spurns
1
archaic
: to reject something disdainfully
2
spurner
noun
1
a
: disdainful rejection
b
: contemptuous treatment
2
a
b
obsolete
: stumble
Synonyms
Examples of spurn in a Sentence
Verb
fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help
Recent Examples on the Web
Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
He was born at San Jose’s Kaiser Santa Teresa, starred at Concord’s vaunted De La Salle High, grew up going to A’s and Giants games and spurned UCLA for the Giants, who drafted him in 2020.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
By contrast, the DeSantis campaign spurned the traditional press, both publicly and privately, and instead courted conservative influencers.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
May 31-June 2 vs. New York Yankees With visits from Ohtani and Aaron Judge in the span of three weeks, Giants fans will have an opportunity to let the free agents who spurned them the past two offseasons hear it.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The series has racked up more than 1 million views per video since the first went up and has spurned since resulted in a round of high-profile media interviews including The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America and CNN.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Mar. 2024
Erdogan, who has previously fired central bank governors who spurned his unorthodox policies, appointed the new economic team after getting reelected in May.
—Ayse Wieting, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
Why Jim Harbaugh should spurn the NFL, stay at Michigan and fight to get players paid
If Michigan wins the national title on Monday night, the stage will be set for a seminal moment in college sports.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Two octogenarian musicians, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, spurned retirement to campaign against Bolsonaro ahead of the 2022 election, as did the pop superstar Anitta.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
Verb
Many of his heroes have also blurred the line between political operative and media personality — an increasing phenomenon online, where many young people spurn traditional news sources in favor of social media content creators.
—Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
He was born at San Jose’s Kaiser Santa Teresa, starred at Concord’s vaunted De La Salle High, grew up going to A’s and Giants games and spurned UCLA for the Giants, who drafted him in 2020.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
By contrast, the DeSantis campaign spurned the traditional press, both publicly and privately, and instead courted conservative influencers.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
May 31-June 2 vs. New York Yankees With visits from Ohtani and Aaron Judge in the span of three weeks, Giants fans will have an opportunity to let the free agents who spurned them the past two offseasons hear it.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The series has racked up more than 1 million views per video since the first went up and has spurned since resulted in a round of high-profile media interviews including The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America and CNN.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Mar. 2024
Erdogan, who has previously fired central bank governors who spurned his unorthodox policies, appointed the new economic team after getting reelected in May.
—Ayse Wieting, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
Why Jim Harbaugh should spurn the NFL, stay at Michigan and fight to get players paid
If Michigan wins the national title on Monday night, the stage will be set for a seminal moment in college sports.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Two octogenarian musicians, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, spurned retirement to campaign against Bolsonaro ahead of the 2022 election, as did the pop superstar Anitta.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Spurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurn. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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