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Six example sentences with demur, each labelled with its topic.
Asked to sign the settlement immediately, the junior partner demurred and asked for one more night with the schedules.
Law
Every director nodded at the merger figures except the finance chief, who demurred and pointed at the pension liability.
Business
Offered the throne in the fourth chapter, the heir demurs twice, and the whole plot turns on that hesitation.
Literature
When the client asked to put everything into one stock, the adviser demurred and suggested a spread.
Finance
Asked to promise a launch date on the call, the founder demurred, saying the tests were not finished.
Startups
The senator demurred when reporters pressed for an endorsement, saying she wanted to read the bill first.
Politics
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