Yes you can! : David was crying, after Leslie rebuffed his marriage proposal.
The insurgents' abortive attempts to infiltrate our lines were rebuffed by our advance teams.
They were rebuffed by the Mandans so they didn't attack.
It means that you were "coldly" ignored or rebuffed, as though someone shut the door and left you outside in the cold weather.
Hillary Clinton says in her book that she tried to enlist in the Marines but was rebuffed due to her age, eyesight, and gender.
King Charles 1 enjoyed taking his dogs for a walk in St. James park. He also enjoyed control and total monarchy and rebuffed Parliament.
Somehow he manages to forget what he's asking for. After Santa suggests a football, he tries to return to ask for the bb gun but is rebuffed with the same "you'll shoot your eye out".
Synonyms for the word refuse are decline and reject.
Dally had seen the two girls before at the drive-in movie theater. He recognized them from a previous visit when he had tried to flirt with them but was rebuffed. This recognition adds tension to the situation when he and Johnny encounter them again.
He rebuffed the critics by pointing out repeatedly that the company adhered to environmental regulations. "Frankly they can't win on facts, so they use smear tactics," Harad said of these opponents (Idaho Statesman, November 22, 2002).
from all indications she was gay. She rebuffed every male advance made towards her. this coupled with always involved with women on the show only reinforced one's supicions/
The cold and wind made him unable to stay warm. After being rebuffed by the humans in the tent, he discovers that another sled dog has dug a hole through the snow. Once he digs out a similar burrow, he can sleep curled up in the small refuge.