How to Use demur in a Sentence

demur

1 of 2 verb

• 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• But when asked if the tax cuts should be repealed, Donnelly demurred.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
• That is likely why China had demurred when Kissinger urged progress on smaller issues such as trade to signal progress on at least a few items.
  — Robert Hormats, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024

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demur

2 of 2 noun

• In the final shot, Murray gives the camera a close-lipped grin that would make the Joker and the Cheshire Cat demur.
  — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022
• When someone asks Mihalko if Chevy thinks of the new Blazer as the Camaro of crossovers, the humble engineer demurs.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Feb. 2019
• That would be Sinead Flanagan, a 27-year-old junior doctor, with dark hair and a demur, effervescent smile.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2019
• To demur when called upon to defend that home from conquest is to willingly turn oneself into an exile.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 8 Mar. 2022
• Asked to reveal a favorite garden moment, Anderson prefers to demur.
  — Clint Clemens, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2021
• In the final shot, Murray gives the camera a close-lipped grin that would make the Joker and the Cheshire Cat demur.
  — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022
• When someone asks Mihalko if Chevy thinks of the new Blazer as the Camaro of crossovers, the humble engineer demurs.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Feb. 2019
• That would be Sinead Flanagan, a 27-year-old junior doctor, with dark hair and a demur, effervescent smile.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2019
• To demur when called upon to defend that home from conquest is to willingly turn oneself into an exile.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 8 Mar. 2022
• Asked to reveal a favorite garden moment, Anderson prefers to demur.
  — Clint Clemens, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2021

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