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Examples of demurral
demurral
Suddenly there was an awkward shifting of chairs and a demurral from his faculty colleague.
From the theatlantic.com
The extremists may have taken Mr Najib's demurral as a green light.
From the economist.com
Many tried to persuade him to ride with them, and his demurral left them more than a little disappointed.
From the kentucky.com
Many tried unsuccessfully to persuade King to ride with them, and his demurral left them more than a little disappointed.
From the sfgate.com
It was a demurral that made no sense and greatly hurt Umberger's chances of playing for his country in the Vancouver Games in February.
From the dispatch.com
But the biggest lost opportunity, to my mind, was Obama's demurral when asked about his differences with Romney on Social Security.
From the douthat.blogs.nytimes.com
Yet, apart from the one small protest, which ended after some gentle placard-waving, there has been no whisper of public demurral.
From the economist.com
Worst of all, Abbas followed in a long tradition of previous Palestinian leaders by reacting to a far-reaching Israeli offer with an uncourageous demurral.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Demur: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
