Budge example sentences

Related (12): move, shift, yield, compromise, stir, flex, relent, bend, sway, immovable, stubborn, inflexible

"Budge" Example Sentences

  1. He wouldn't budge no matter how much I asked him to move.
  2. The door was stuck and wouldn't budge even after I pushed hard.
  3. She refused to budge on her decision about leaving the company.
  4. I tried to convince him, but he wouldn't budge an inch.
  5. The government won't budge until they see real pressure from voters.
  6. My little brother wouldn't budge from the couch all afternoon.
  7. After three hours of negotiation, neither side would budge.
  8. The car was parked so badly that it wouldn't budge when I tried to move it.
  9. He's stubborn — once he makes up his mind, he won't budge.
  10. The deadline isn't going to budge, so we need to work faster.
  11. She said she wouldn't budge on the price, and she meant it.
  12. Nothing could budge him from his belief that he was right.
  13. The rock was so heavy that even five of us couldn't budge it.
  14. My parents won't budge on the curfew, so I'm stuck at home by ten.
  15. The needle on the scale wouldn't budge — I've been stuck at the same weight for weeks.
  16. He's been trying to budge that wall for months without any luck.
  17. I asked for a raise, but my boss wouldn't budge.
  18. The stuck window finally started to budge after I sprayed it with oil.
  19. They said they wouldn't budge on the contract terms.
  20. The old furniture wouldn't budge when we tried to rearrange the room.
  21. She wouldn't budge from her position, even when we showed her the evidence.
  22. The company refused to budge on their offer, so we walked away.
  23. His opinion won't budge no matter what facts you present.
  24. The car got stuck in the mud and wouldn't budge for hours.
  25. I couldn't budge the lid off the jar — it was on too tight.
  26. They're asking us to budge on our demands, but we can't.
  27. The meter reader said the gauge wouldn't budge, which was strange.
  28. My therapist said I need to budge out of my comfort zone.
  29. The ancient statue wouldn't budge despite the team's best efforts.
  30. He finally agreed to budge a little on the timeline.

Common Phrases

  1. won't budge
  2. budge an inch
  3. refuse to budge
  4. budge on
  5. couldn't budge
  6. budge from
  7. make someone budge
  8. budge the needle
  9. budge a little
  10. budge at all

Examples by Level

A1
  1. The door won't budge — it's stuck.
  2. Can you budge this box for me?
A2
  1. He wouldn't budge from his chair even when I asked nicely.
  2. The old car wouldn't budge no matter how hard we pushed.
B1
  1. She refused to budge on the price, and honestly, I respect that.
  2. After weeks of arguing, neither of them would budge an inch.
B2
  1. The government's refusal to budge on climate policy has frustrated environmental groups.
  2. He'd spent years trying to budge her opinion, but she remained unmoved.
C1
  1. The intransigence of both parties meant neither would budge, leaving the negotiation at an impasse.
  2. What struck her most was how little it took to budge his carefully constructed worldview.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of power in refusing to budge — not stubbornness, exactly, but a quiet certainty that you've already calculated the cost.
  2. She understood that sometimes the only way to make someone budge is to stop asking them to move at all.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My dog won't budge from the spot where I dropped a piece of cheese.
  2. The couch is wedged in the corner and won't budge no matter how hard we push.
💼 Workplace
  1. The project deadline won't budge, so we're all staying late this week.
  2. My manager won't budge on the remote work policy — it's office only.
📊 Business
  1. The supplier refused to budge on their minimum order quantity, so we had to find someone else.
  2. Our competitors won't budge on pricing, which means we need a different strategy.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. The seller said they wouldn't budge on the asking price, but I offered anyway.
  2. I've been looking at this dress for weeks and the price won't budge.
✈️ Travel
  1. The flight departure time won't budge, so if you're late, you're left behind.
  2. The hotel wouldn't budge on the cancellation policy even though I had a family emergency.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher won't budge on the late assignment policy — it's zero credit after the deadline.
  2. My daughter wouldn't budge from her position that math is pointless.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We've been arguing about this for months and neither of us will budge.
  2. He said he wouldn't budge on moving in together, so I had to make a choice.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The senator won't budge on her stance regarding healthcare reform.
  2. Both sides refuse to budge, and the negotiations have stalled completely.
💻 Technology
  1. The app keeps crashing and won't budge past the loading screen.
  2. The software update won't budge the performance issues we've been experiencing.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The committee determined that the regulations would not budge without legislative intervention.
  2. Despite mounting evidence, the institution refused to budge on its outdated policies.

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