She angrily sees Diana's polite rejection as "standing against her own sisters."

He sent one to the Atlantic Monthly and received a polite rejection, another to The New Yorker and got nothing.

She did not let his polite rejections deter her.

He needed a second to form a polite rejection.

Sir Anthony Denny sent a polite rejection of Otstargi's invitation.

So far, 85 have come back with polite rejections.

Prevost's response to d'Estaing's offer was a polite rejection, even though Lincoln had also arrived outside the city.

Despite all the headlines about a rebounding economy, she continues only to get polite rejections.

Yet Colin had barely been able to keep his rejection polite enough not to cause offense.

I sent it back with a polite rejection.