demurred

• “Mr. McCain demurred, then referred to his interview last weekend at Saddleback church by the Rev. Rick Warren, which was well received by conservatives.”

  McCain Mum on Veep Prospects - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

• “Yes; but so poorly, so miserable," Courbertin demurred.”

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• “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.”

  The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

• “After myriad phone calls, I finally got one of Paul's county-level campaign coordinators on the line, but he demurred: "It's nothing to do with you; I just don't do interviews, period.”

  The Huffington Post: Rand Paul On The Run

• “Kathryn had demurred politely, but she'd been incensed.”

  The Huffington Post: Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature

• “She initially demurred saying no words can quite express what it is like having an ill parent and providing care for him or her.”

  The Huffington Post: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Children as Caregivers: Saving the Saviors

• “Obama identified the problems of deregulation but demurred on the opportunity to educate the public on the more fundamental pathologies of market fundamentalism, an unsurprising failure given his choice of chief economic lieutenants.”

  The Huffington Post: Walden Bello: Lessons of the Obama Debacle

• “When I asked her about the internet, she demurred, arguing that she's not even on Facebook.”

  The Huffington Post: Jeff Jarvis: Gutenberg of Arabia

• “Who wants to out somebody for that now?" the director demurred.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Out of the Bronx, a Savvy Cinematic Vision

• “I demurred, but when the dish quickly emerged from the open kitchen we sat in open-mouthed wonder at what they had wrought.”

  The Huffington Post: Jay Weston: Good Evening Vietnam: Red Medicine Is Here

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