want no part of/in
idiom
: to refuse to be involved in (something)
She said that she didn't agree with what they were doing and wanted no part of it.
He wanted no part in discussing the issue.
Examples of want no part of/in in a Sentence
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What’s key here is a mood, a feeling, a state of existence that most of us want no part of.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Tech company leaders may want no part of American national security policy or global politics, but their decisions unavoidably affect both.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2020
Plus, why do many tech leaders want no part of politics?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
So, is your husband ready to love and support and be proud of kids who grow up to want no part of degrees, advanced or otherwise, thank you very much?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
No matter that millions of Muslims in the polity want no part of the ideology any more than Ukrainians do.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s definitely one team that the Bears want no part of on the tournament trail.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
My assessment when Trump appealed to the high court last week was that the government would be pushing on an open door: The justices would want no part of this case, particularly at this ...
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 12 Oct. 2022
Van Batenburg said many independents want no part of electrics.
—Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Tech company leaders may want no part of American national security policy or global politics, but their decisions unavoidably affect both.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2020
Plus, why do many tech leaders want no part of politics?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
So, is your husband ready to love and support and be proud of kids who grow up to want no part of degrees, advanced or otherwise, thank you very much?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
No matter that millions of Muslims in the polity want no part of the ideology any more than Ukrainians do.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s definitely one team that the Bears want no part of on the tournament trail.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
My assessment when Trump appealed to the high court last week was that the government would be pushing on an open door: The justices would want no part of this case, particularly at this ...
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 12 Oct. 2022
Van Batenburg said many independents want no part of electrics.
—Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
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