Ambassador Stephen Bosworth curtly refused Mr. Enrile's pleas for support, steering a conservative course that embittered the Filipinos.

But the soldier curtly refused, saying the king had forbidden any messages to be carried.

But she curtly refuses her consent on grounds that the two are wayward drunkards.

I stopped in at the office and picked up the new room key, curtly refusing to engage with Bert in any more of his rambling dialogues.

So in the end they went out alone, Auster having curtly refused an offer to join them.

He is being sought by his alma mater, South Carolina, and his future is so much in question, he curtly refused to answer questions tonight on the subject.

Granddad again curtly refuses, as Riley rides by on his brand-new bike and spouts the "Stop Snitching" catchphrase.

Nervous in front of the iron-gray tactician, Stevenson pulls a pack of Luckies from his coat pocket, but Rommel curtly refuses him permission to light up.

He would have curtly refused any such maimed invitation to any other place.

The old skipper refused curtly when Walter suggested that they bring out the long oars.