Val tapped a finger against her lips, trying to figure out a polite refusal.

There were polite refusals to answer direct questions about his sore neck.

Cranston helped him out of his dilemma with a polite refusal for them both.

Dixon won nine votes, despite his polite refusal to serve should he be elected.

I shall have to give the professor a polite but firm refusal.

"Let's go over to the account room," he suggests in the silence that has followed his daughter's polite refusal.

The old gentleman held out two hands in polite refusal.

A few civilities, a polite refusal of a drink and we were on our way.

A polite refusal to comment further is far better than a panic reply.

Chris watched from a safe distance after offering to help and, as usual, getting a polite refusal.