How to Use demur in a Sentence

demur

verb
Definition of demurnext
Synonyms for demurnext
  • She suggested that he would win easily, but he demurred, saying he expected the election to be close.
  • The issue came to a head near the end of the year, when Trump pushed the case and Tillerson demurred.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 14 June 2018
  • The boy shyly demurred but couldn’t keep his eyes off the plane.
    — Christine Schmidt, Courant Community, 14 Sep. 2017
  • She was asked early on to do a nude scene but demurred.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
  • When asked how this shapes her efforts as a chef, Scott demurred.
    — Marella Gayla, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The audience gave a wild ovation, but the band demurred.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The Kingsmen, for their part, were smart enough to demur when asked if their lyrics matched the record company’s.
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Tran has been approached in the past to run for Oakland City Council but demurred.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2023
  • Of those who demurred, most said that the meeting did not change their position on Menendez or the charges.
    — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Mills demurs—a source tells MC the royal press pack was furious.
    — K.j. Yossman, Marie Claire, 5 Sep. 2019
  • When the Pierces ask just who that successor would be, Logan demurs.
    — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Williams demurred because he hadn’t hit for so long, and then let himself get talked into it.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Oct. 2019
  • But when asked if the tax cuts should be repealed, Donnelly demurred.
    — Maureen Groppe, Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2018
  • For now, most of the possible contenders are demurring when asked about their plans for 2020.
    — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 6 June 2017
  • Asked to offer any theories about what caused the plane’s door plug to blow off, Homendy demurred.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Asked for comment about that at the Capitol on Wednesday, Sen. Paxton demurred — and smiled.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The judge demurred as some in the courtroom laughed uncomfortably.
    — Steve Friess, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Comey, according to the memo first reported by the New York Times, demurred, and the probe continued.
    — Chris Strohm, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2017
  • In years past, Nixon said, she’d been asked to consider filling this role and had always demurred.
    — Jessica Pressler, Daily Intelligencer, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson demurred, not wanting to share their secret plans with a stranger.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The League invited the staff to its weekly orgies, but by his account Mr. Goines and most of his colleagues demurred.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Though Will initially demurs, the next scene features Rogen as Will stomping his foot with a hand to his hip and a finger in the air.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
  • When asked about his response to Warren’s lead among those voters, Sanders demurred.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 14 July 2019
  • But when asked who is at fault for the current situation, Abele demurred.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2020
  • When asked if testing would occur in these locations, Brown, the HUD spokesman, demurred.
    — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Kerr and Popovich have both demurred about making an actual run.
    — Reeves Wiedeman, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Apr. 2018
  • When asked if middle-class taxes will go up to pay for Medicare for all, Warren demurred.
    — Grace Segers, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Other people can do that for us, but even then our response to it must be to graciously demur.
    — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
  • When pushed for details about how the industry changed or if the delay is due to cost, Söderström largely demurred.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023
  • When the Journal asked if his colleagues share this view, Alito demurred.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023

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