decline a request

Examples (10)

• The manager had to decline the request for a salary increase.
• She declined my request for an interview.
• It is sometimes necessary to decline a request from a client.
• He declined the request politely but firmly.
• The board declined their request for additional funding.
• I'm sorry, but I must decline your request for time off.
• They declined the request to release the confidential documents.
• The company declined a request to comment on the legal matter.
• Why did the committee decline the request so quickly?
• Having declined the initial request, they later decided to reconsider.