demur

Example Sentences

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When their new neighbors asked where they were from, most would demur and say “Southern California” or “near Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

“State of the Union” put Musk’s post on the screen and host Jake Tapper read it to DeSantis before pressing him to condemn it — but the governor continued to demur.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

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

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