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

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

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Most virologists demur when asked about which variant — or variants — will be infecting people this winter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

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

The Italian seemed the first person to demur to this view.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie