11 example sentences using rebuff.
Rebuff used in a sentence
Rebuff in a sentence as a noun
You're right, it could have/should have stopped at the first rebuff.
She had rebuffed him and then agreed to have sex 2 or 3 times.
His forceful rebuff: his approach had worked in the past, so it should work again.
Mr. Nazre responded to her rebuff of his advances by becoming brusque and distant.
Who knows over what period that happened and whether there was any rebuff in between the sexual events.
We should be lucky to have someone willing to do this so openly, even after the rebuff from the community.
Rebuff in a sentence as a verb
+1For those too lazy to click, an excerptHaving had the "honor" of attending class with Mr. Stephens, I would not say that this rebuff is uncalled for.
>If you get into McKinsey/Bain/Boston...Fun fact: If you are a college dropout and apply to these places, they will at best politely rebuff you.
Reading some excerpts from his works it's clear that he advocates for aggressive physical/sexual contact with or without permission, to the point of making the woman struggle to rebuff advances.
* Ability to physically resist and rebuff projectiles, including but not limited to arrows, baseballs, rocket propelled grenades, bowling balls, and bullets between the range of 1 and 50 caliber.
But it does make quite a lot of sense that someone who we are already assuming is very bad at reading attraction and social clues might miss or chose to ignore the first rebuff, especially when it is an indirect rebuff like the one in this story.
Rebuff definitions
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
See also: slight