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

They did, however, demur from telling what both referred to ominously as “the fart story.”

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 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

If Goodell has a damning instinct to demur, it’s also true that since 2014 he has wrought a visible difference in the space he can most immediately affect, the league headquarters on Park Avenue.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021

O’Brien’s servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.

From "1984" by George Orwell