He spurned the offer of a promotion, preferring to remain in his current role
She spurned his advances, making it clear she wasn't interested
The artist spurned the commercial art world, choosing to focus on his own independent projects
Critics often spurn work that they deem to be derivative or unoriginal
He spurned the advice of his friends, leading him down a difficult path
Hey, have you ever been completely blindsided by someone's rejection?
Ugh, yes! I was so sure this guy liked me, and then he totally *spurn*ed my advances. It was mortifying.
That sounds rough! Did you ever find out why he did that, or did he just leave you hanging, wondering what went wrong?
The villagers decided to spurn the new leader's offers of assistance
The villagers chose to reject the new leader's offers of assistance
The community decided to rebuff the new leader's attempts to help
The residents turned down the new leader's attempts at aid
The townsfolk scorned the new leader's proposed aid