Verb (used without object) : They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. From Dictionary.com.
"Yes; but so poorly, so miserable," Courbertin demurred. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 28] Reference
Act. The plaintiff demurred, that is to say, admitted Sir Edward's plea to be true in fact, but denied that it was a sufficient answer. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2] Reference
(The present emperor, his son, has also demurred.). From Wordnik.com. [Unwelcome Visits] Reference
Paris demurred, but there was always the New World. From Wordnik.com. [Skyline Sculptor] Reference
And he demurred; this is what he said: I don't know. From Wordnik.com. [Week In Politics: Rangel, Midterms] Reference
The ownership of the Empire State Building demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Jon O'Brien: The Empire (State Building) Strikes Back: Cutting Bill Donohue's King-Kong-Sized Ego Down to Size] Reference
Eisenhower demurred, and took a detour through academe. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf For President?] Reference
But she knew it was time to leave and quietly demurred. From Wordnik.com. [9/11 Memories] Reference
Klein, having been born earlier than yesterday, demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Booked to fill Larry King's suspenders: Piers Morgan, 'America's Got Talent' judge] Reference
For the most part, the attorney general demurred Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Cuomo Avoids Paladino] Reference
He demurred during an email exchange I had with him in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Baker: Bones to Pick With Obama] Reference
Leah demurred: “With that brisket, the pleasure is ours.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Jewish Goodbye] Reference
A Turk demurred: "It will all depend on our high performance.". From Wordnik.com. [Turkey and the EU] Reference
"But I thought hermits always lived in caves," demurred Pepper. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
One writer praised the "well-written articles," others demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Kipling Lives!] Reference
Clinton did try Cuomo, but the famously moody governor demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Decisions, Decisions] Reference
"I don't see anything very curious about them," demurred Donald. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
Asked about Tebow's status for Saturday night, McDaniels demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Tim Tebow Misses Second Straight Practice] Reference
Ivy demurred, but at last consented and on Laura's next meeting with. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
McConnell, recognizing Gregory's not-so-sneaky little game, demurred. From Wordnik.com. ['A Call to Prayer From the Rubble of the WTC'] Reference
Last month, the Pentagon demurred, saying medals are only for people. From Wordnik.com. [The Dogs of War Get Their Due in New Jersey] Reference
She moved with such grace and after a moment demurred and looked away. From Wordnik.com. [The Fox in the Garden] Reference
I strongly demurred; and this emphatic protest marks the beginning of. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Murkowski demurred, insisting that campaigns in Alaska aren't run that way. From Wordnik.com. [Who had the worst week in Washington? Sen. Lisa Murkowski] Reference
Champlain demurred, and Captain De Caen peremptorily demanded Du Pont's vessel. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
His colleagues demurred, and Bearden took his folder of cutouts home, to work on alone. From Wordnik.com. [Cut Out For Greatness] Reference
But rather than be defensive he demurred that I had dipped into his "well of ignorance.". From Wordnik.com. [Off Beat: On The Road With Colin Powell] Reference
"I don't have the brass to tell my old man how to run his White House," Junior demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
Zardari, asked whether he was now interested in the prime ministership, at first demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Assuming Benazir’s Mantle?] Reference
Garnica offered to pay for a stripper for Angel; he demurred, saying he had a new girlfriend. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's links to Mexican drug cartel a saga of corruption on U.S. side of border] Reference
"I don't know as you could call it money," demurred Rand, showing the coin that he had found. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
"We ought to put all our energies on forcing the federal government to do its job," she demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Mayhill Fowler: That Hopey, Changey Thing Comes to the California Republican Party] Reference
"I do 'know," demurred the washer-woman, whose sole recreation in life was the faculty of speech. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
Baer demurred, demanding that the guerrilla be taken alive, according to his memoir, "See No Evil.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fox is Hunted Down] Reference
The Serbian president demurred, claiming he had no influence over the forces he unleashed against Bosnia. From Wordnik.com. [The Strategy: Accept Defeat] Reference
Another respondent demurred: "Having siblings is healthy because it makes one tolerant of other people's ideas.". From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Sensibly, the authorities demurred -- 646 would be equitably allocated to new phone lines anywhere in the city, just like 212. From Wordnik.com. [HELLO, MANHATTAN? I LIVE HERE!] Reference
Last fall, when many people were predicting that Asia's financial problems would end the bull market in the United States, I demurred. From Wordnik.com. [Oh, No, It Can't] Reference
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