: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
Synonyms
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
But the 5-foot-11-inch, 214-pound blue liner rarely budges.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
The full-coverage lipsticks deliver a high pigment payoff on every skin tone and won’t smudge — especially not on microphones — while eyebrow pencils boast a sweat- and budge-proof formula and a unique chisel tip that makes for effortless filling and shaping.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2022
Too much makes an object budge, bend or break.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2019
This no-budge mascara is perfect for weddings, hot summer days and everything in between.
—Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
This set comes with a smudge- and budge-proof liner and, the pièce de résistance, a dual-sided eyeliner stamp to help perfect your left and right wing.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
This two-pack of Colourpop's gel-paste glitter pots is practically made for makeup experimentation — yes, technically they're made for your eyes, but their no-budge formulas can be used practically anywhere on your face and body.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Nov. 2022
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The economy remains resilient, fighting through the high interest rate environment, but with inflation refusing to budge, economists and analysts started to wonder if the soft landing would happen.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
While the users might be a happy group, however, there weren’t many of them compared to other tax filing options — and their positive reviews likely won’t budge the opposition that Direct File has faced from tax software companies and Republicans from the outset.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Many leaders from his own party, including Holcomb and the party chair, called for his resignation, but Hill didn't budge.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
UConn planted a flag in the lane from the tip and refused to budge.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
While the nationwide death toll hasn’t budged, individual districts show change is possible.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
And in 2021, of those who were fortunate enough to have a bystander call 911 and have emergency medical services come to their assistance, only around 9 percent survived long enough to be discharged from a hospital — a dismal number that has barely budged in decades.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2015
Forgoing a drying formula, like a matte lipstick or budge proof stain, and swiping on this luxe lip mask instead for a red carpet event is simply genius.
—Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
The research suggests that emotional strategies don’t work to budge belief. Don’t get sucked into factual arguments.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
For the ultimate no-budge grip, Allure commerce writer Jennifer Hussein relies on the Hugger Mugger Earth Elements Yoga Mat.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Apr. 2023
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
But the 5-foot-11-inch, 214-pound blue liner rarely budges.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
The full-coverage lipsticks deliver a high pigment payoff on every skin tone and won’t smudge — especially not on microphones — while eyebrow pencils boast a sweat- and budge-proof formula and a unique chisel tip that makes for effortless filling and shaping.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2022
Too much makes an object budge, bend or break.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2019
This no-budge mascara is perfect for weddings, hot summer days and everything in between.
—Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
This set comes with a smudge- and budge-proof liner and, the pièce de résistance, a dual-sided eyeliner stamp to help perfect your left and right wing.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
This two-pack of Colourpop's gel-paste glitter pots is practically made for makeup experimentation — yes, technically they're made for your eyes, but their no-budge formulas can be used practically anywhere on your face and body.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Nov. 2022
Verb
Some of the chefs put ingredients back while Laura wouldn’t budge.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The economy remains resilient, fighting through the high interest rate environment, but with inflation refusing to budge, economists and analysts started to wonder if the soft landing would happen.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
While the users might be a happy group, however, there weren’t many of them compared to other tax filing options — and their positive reviews likely won’t budge the opposition that Direct File has faced from tax software companies and Republicans from the outset.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Many leaders from his own party, including Holcomb and the party chair, called for his resignation, but Hill didn't budge.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
UConn planted a flag in the lane from the tip and refused to budge.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
While the nationwide death toll hasn’t budged, individual districts show change is possible.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
And in 2021, of those who were fortunate enough to have a bystander call 911 and have emergency medical services come to their assistance, only around 9 percent survived long enough to be discharged from a hospital — a dismal number that has barely budged in decades.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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
Forgoing a drying formula, like a matte lipstick or budge proof stain, and swiping on this luxe lip mask instead for a red carpet event is simply genius.
—Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
The research suggests that emotional strategies don’t work to budge belief. Don’t get sucked into factual arguments.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
For the ultimate no-budge grip, Allure commerce writer Jennifer Hussein relies on the Hugger Mugger Earth Elements Yoga Mat.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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