concede

Example Sentences

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She did concede, however, that the fictitious citations “‘may have’ come from her use of AI tools,” Buchanan noted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And though the primary was frequently ugly, Crockett was gracious enough to quickly concede and endorse Talarico.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

The fear is a one-minute absence would make it far more likely a team could concede a goal when down to 10 players.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The analysts point out that underlying margins were softer than those at Australia’s other major banks, although they concede that volume growth was solid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Now are you willing to concede that there is some faint connection, not necessarily between two eccentrics, but with a—um—general turn of mind that exists in some quarters across the water?”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee