How to Use concession in a Sentence

concession

noun
  • We are waiting for his concession of the election.
  • The candidate made an emotional concession speech when it was clear that he had lost.
  • The strikers have won some important concessions from the company.
  • The concession marks a key moment in the global tug-of-war between governments and tech giants.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The outdoor space includes six baseball diamonds, a concession stand and 8 acres of wetlands.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • As a kid, Crawford had a job hauling food from Key Arena’s basement to its concession stands.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Finally, with her concession, I was referred to a sleep specialist.
    Lindsay Scola, SELF, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The plan also allows schools to take more extreme measures if needed, like changing game times, closing concession stands and limiting who can come into the game.
    Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Enjoy lunch from our famous concession stand or gourmet coffee from the Mission Espresso Bar while shopping for all your gifts, decor and holiday treats.
    Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
  • While the outraged left have regularly voted against him, Barnier has been able to work with the far-right by making policy concessions on issues such as crime and immigration.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In this spirit, the Petrys have decided to reserve one entire wall near the front door of the house, where the concession stand used to be, as an exhibition space to hang memorabilia from the school.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Amy ran the concession stand, and Ken worked the grill.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But the late concession took the air out of the building.
    oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • The man did, and his wife joined the concession stand crew.
    Mike Joseph, ExpressNews.com, 20 May 2020
  • The parking is the main money, and the concession stand.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022
  • Long enough to stretch outside the store and mesh with the concession lines.
    Dan Gelston, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
  • Prices for items sold at the concession stand range from $1 to $8.
    courant.com, 25 June 2021
  • Even with no more than 250 fans in the stands and not a concession stand in sight.
    Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • To avoid long lines, go to the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
  • After the game, the umpires walked to the concession stand to pick up their stipends.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • To avoid long lines, use the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • And that’s just what’s offered at one end of the concession stand.
    Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2019
  • The arena's concession stands did not sell beer at the event.
    Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2020
  • This is all to say that road life doesn’t have to come with concessions.
    Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 10 May 2018
  • No snow balls or ice cream from the concession stand, though.
    Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Even those of us with the best intentions have to make concessions from the to time, though.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2018
  • There were new players on the ice to cheer, new seats to find and new concession stands to seek.
    New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Love from the fans doesn’t compare to concessions from the owners.
    Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2018
  • These reflect the cultural shift and expectations for an experience where spectators can gather in interesting spaces away from their seats, get concessions, and still see the game.
    Robert Gray, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • With a razor-thin majority, speaker elections have posed difficulties for Republicans in recent years, while a group on the party's right flank has worked to extract concessions for their support.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024

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