- present participle of concede.
conceding
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
India bowlers Krishna and Naman Dhir picked up injuries while paceman Auqib Nabi had a debut to forget - conceding 84 runs, the fourth-most by an Indian winning his first ODI cap.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 36 Premier League matches when conceding first so the writing was on the wall at half-time.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The German had won all five of their previous matchups, on three different surfaces, while conceding just one set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the third set, both players remained on serve without conceding a single break point to reach another tie-break.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In private, C.P. was considering conceding on the issue, just to move the program forward.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
