refuse (sb) access

Frequency: 6.910.1 per million words

to say no when someone asks for access

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Examples (10)

  • The security guard had to refuse them access because they didn't have a valid pass.
  • We reserve the right to refuse access to anyone behaving inappropriately.
  • The company was criticized for refusing investigators access to their financial records.
  • Why would they refuse a parent access to their child's school report?
  • The system is programmed to refuse access from any unrecognized IP address.
  • He was furious when the archives refused him access to the historical documents.
  • A landlord cannot unreasonably refuse a tenant access to the property.
  • For security reasons, we were refused access to the restricted area.
  • She threatened to refuse him access to their joint bank account.
  • The government might refuse journalists access to the disaster zone for safety reasons.