What if he flatly refused to risk his life for another?

But when I brought it up with him, he flatly refused.

A third flatly refused to come out when he learned where she lived.

At the end of the day you'll flatly refuse to do a job if you don't like it.

At first she flatly refused, but then seemed to consider the possibility.

But administration officials flatly refused to say which nations had agreed to help or even how many were involved.

Many years ago someone told me something that I flatly refused to accept.

Unfortunately, we had only a $20 bill, which he flatly refused.

Others flatly refuse to order from a company with only one product.

For another moment his brain flatly refused to believe it.