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How to use demur in a sentence

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His report had been available to both parties for some considerable time without demur.
Wringing pigeons' necks, plucking and cleaning, were jobs he now did without demur.
You can see them in the streets of Shiraz, flashes of shocking pink or blue kicking out from under their demur black chador.
Workers and unions are enjoined to accept wage cuts without too much demur, provided they are satisfied jobs would be saved.
We must not allow ourselves to demur on action because of any misplaced concerns, or because of a lack of total transparency.
Michelangelo regularly denied that anyone influenced him, and his statements have usually been accepted without demur.
In the case of a bilateral contract and where the receiver has not provided the service promised, the other party may demur non execution.
Essentially, whether or not he agreed with it, he did as he was told without demur.
But the film pays it zero attention, and the other women expect her to drop it and fly to Mexico without demur.
The intelligence officers at the bomb scene do not demur from this assessment.
This is done without demur in much of Europe and Asia, where municipalities often collect paper, plastics, metal and glass separately.
Should you suggest something inspired or adventurous, many chefs will demur and revert to their been-there, drank-that pairing.
What you said at the outset about privatisation, though, is not something that this House should accept without demur.
Prudie has long felt that the reflexive, polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line, either with their advice or their questions.
Not surprisingly, perhaps, Tett stepped out of her chair role's impartiality momentarily to demur at that.
They were accepted without demur, and the matter, to my astonished relief, was never raised again.
But as European Union leaders prepared for an emergency summit this week, Mrs Merkel did not demur from Mr Steinmeier's views.
Finally, the bank has the strength of its teams and members of staff who have mobilized without demur to find solutions and to continue the work they are doing with our clients.
Sasha accepted the domestic role that Bellow insisted on without demur.
It should also immediately and without demur suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities while agreements on long-term solutions are worked out.
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Examples from Classical Literature
I felt inclined to demur against submitting to phlebotomy, but mine was no common doctor.
I gathered even the calmness to invite her to sit beside me, and she made no demur.
There was likewise a considerable demur about a canezou and a pelerine, but eventually the latter carried the day.
Without demur, then, she turned and accompanied the rascally Malay toward the harbor.
In a moment a Goth had led up the weeper, who came without demur to the side of Pelagia's mule.
Mrs. Rushton was pleased with this mark of attention, and after a slight demur, accepted.
Many scholars, both Indian and European, will demur to the high place here assigned to the Advaita philosophy.
After some demur, Lopez at last opened the door, and the men entered.
He seemed satisfied, and gave us pratique without any demur.
Mrs Dubedat is beyond all demur an arrestingly good-looking young woman.
The lawyers have given Peter his money without the least demur.
I offered to pay her well for her trouble, and, after some demur, she consented to accompany me to the spot.
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