demur

How To Use demur In A Sentence

• The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
• Many of the pictures and symbols were helpful to the Democrats 'cause: a family that clearly was from the real America -- Wallace and Bobby, his parents; a wife, Elizabeth, who looks like the kind of unpretentious person who doesn't mind celebrating her anniversary at Wendy's; a demure daughter and two towheaded tots. Digital Dispatches
• ‘Gee, Bob,’ Fisher smartly demurred, ‘I'm not sure if that's advisable at this point.’
• McCain makes the Bush daughters look demure, which is a shame: we had so much hope for them taking over their father's mantle, but McCain looks like she will be fun too. Paul Jenkins: Republican Circus: Extended Engagement
• The small collection of tops and skirts, based loosely on 1930s Chinese dresses, is elegant and demure, a long way from boho - the floaty skirts, peasant tops and leather disk belts her sister had us all wearing last summer.
• His wife of twenty-two years is sitting catty-corner to him in a turquoise T-shirt with a tropical fish swimming across her chest; but her slim ankles are demurely crossed, the resting pose of one of those fifties starlets who swished around on-screen in full skirts, sheer hose, and kitten heels. THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB
• She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so on. The Eustace Diamonds
• While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything.
• Hetta was a short, plump, demure young woman, with the softest smoothed hair, and the brownest brightest eyes. Tales of all countries
• Yet every time he's asked about his influence, English demurs, deflects all credit onto the team, the players.