How to Use rejection in a Sentence

rejection

noun
  • But know that this is not a rejection.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Get the rejection or get the yes.
    — Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t a rejection of growth.
    — Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let fear of rejection hold you back from living a full life.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The rejections could take place in days instead of a process that can take years.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • The initial rejection should have been a sign.
    — Nina West september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That is not a rejection of merit.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • What if rejection is on the other end of a text message or phone call?
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
  • That tweet shows him who his true friends are, as well as opening the door to some rejection and abuse.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The rejection turned out to be a blessing for Weiss.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One by one, the rejections piled up — Whole Foods.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This business is so full of rejections, no matter how good the script is.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
  • So welcome to the team, and wear that rejection badge with honor and pride.
    — Jonathan Martin, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2022
  • There’s a certain rejection of ego at play with Hardy in these films.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The rejection of science is sending us back to those dark ages.
    — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Caring about things outside of work takes the sting off of rejection.
    — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 5 July 2023
  • Many saw them as a rejection of the politicization of sports.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Lichtman claims that if even rejection rates were even, Gore would have won.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Brown sought to portray him as a jilted ex-boyfriend who couldn't deal with rejection.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024
  • Don’t let rejections decide whether your work deserves to be seen.
    — Courtney Marsh, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The rejection was not a surprise.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 19 May 2026
  • The rejection was not a surprise.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 18 May 2026
  • There’s always the risk of rejection or saying the wrong thing.
    — Anna Goldfarb, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • There’s also the fear of rejection.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The second feels like a rejection.
    — Lizzie Assa, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Two points, five boards, and another rejection in the fourth.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Instead, he was met with rejection.
    — Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • Who among us, faced with a life of shame and rejection, could endure it like a saint and not a villain?
    — Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In a way, a start rejection of the myth of the American dream.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In this framing, rejection is almost more a state of mind than a state of affairs.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026

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