: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
Examples of budge in a Sentence
Verb
Their horses refused to budge.
The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge.
Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid.
We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.
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John Melloy, CNBC, 12 June 2025
This semi-permanent, ultra-matte liquid eyeliner delivers intense color that won’t crack, bleed, or budge—no matter how long your day (or night) runs.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 18 May 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 July 2025
The gender wage gap has barely budged over the past 20 years.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 July 2025
Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The labor participation rate fell, and the main reason the unemployment rate didn’t budge was because more workers left the labor force.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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Noun
So this thing pays you a 60% higher yield than a 10-year Treasury and barely budges when the stock market freaks out.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 12 June 2025
This semi-permanent, ultra-matte liquid eyeliner delivers intense color that won’t crack, bleed, or budge—no matter how long your day (or night) runs.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 18 May 2025
Verb
Older generations who bought homes decades ago—and who would typically be ready to downsize by now—aren’t budging out of fear of relatively high mortgage rates.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 July 2025
The gender wage gap has barely budged over the past 20 years.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 July 2025
Adjective
Despite the unprecedented capabilities – and uncanny, seemingly humanlike qualities – of generative AI, the limit on how much human work can be fully automated will continue to only very slowly budge.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The labor participation rate fell, and the main reason the unemployment rate didn’t budge was because more workers left the labor force.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budge. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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