demur

Example Sentences

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I demur, along with members of the British royal family apparently.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Dear Miss Manners: I understand and observe the rule that one should wait for everyone at the table to be served before one starts eating, unless the not-yet-served parties demur and urge others to eat.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

That ineptitude led coach Vic Fangio to demur when asked what he thought of Lock’s performance afterward.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

But in other interviews I’ve read, you demur when asked to draw a direct line between your time in the public eye and Diana’s.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

She would always demur, saying, “You would not hear those olden, shrieking things.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson