Like
Like verb - To wish to have.
Spurns
Both words in one sentence
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Jealousy ensues when she continually spurns his advances while hinting he should be more like Dante.
Source: No Guy Wants to Be Chased -
His response: "I wasn't going to, but you kinda talked me into it." Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Chalky White's daughter spurns her straight-laced boyfriend, saying that she wants to marry someone interesting, like her father.
Source: Series / Boardwalk Empire
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