How do you use Conceded in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Conceded meaning
simple past and past participle of concede
Using Conceded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of concede
- In the example corpus, conceded often appears in combinations such as: conceded that, and conceded, have conceded.
Context around Conceded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conceded
- In this selection, "conceded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, goals, teams, strikes, overall, equal and goals stand out and add context to how "conceded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 goals conceded from set and 48 goals conceded overall this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conceded" sits close to words such as bengal, casey and foundations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conceded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And then we conceded two own goals and that’s bad luck. (12 words)
Barcelona have conceded just eight goals in 24 matches so far this season. (13 words)
All 3 goals conceded from set pieces, just like the second goal at Glossop. (14 words)
After taking over the Tory leadership after the divisive premierships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Sunak conceded that he had “the worst in-tray you can possibly have”, with inflation high and mortgage costs going up for millions. (39 words)
Since the start of last season, no side has conceded more goals via penalties in the Premier League than Arsenal (10 – level with Brighton), with the Gunners already having already conceded three this season alone. (35 words)
Bate conceded other results helped them get to the final — including wooden spoon Ellerslie beating defending champions Eastern Suburbs, which also helped Southern — but said they had beaten the teams they should have. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
With 48 goals conceded overall this term and 10 matches to play it is more than likely going to stretch beyond a half century of strikes conceded.
Since the start of last season, no side has conceded more goals via penalties in the Premier League than Arsenal (10 – level with Brighton), with the Gunners already having already conceded three this season alone.
The majority of the teams conceded equal to or greater than the 6 goals Flames let in. Roughly 60% of the teams conceded at least 6 goals.
Watford have scored 9 and conceded 3; United have scored 6 and conceded 7. Any football experts want to back the smaller club.
After an early 2-0 lead, the visitors conceded an equalizing goal in the 77th minute at Aarauer Brügglifeld.
After five wins in a row recently, Dortmund conceded goals through Omar Marmoush (8th minute/handball/24th) and Farés Chaibi (68th) a week before the big match against FC Bayern Munich.
After playing 0 – 0 for 90 minutes, Nigeria conceded 1 goal in the extra time.
After taking over the Tory leadership after the divisive premierships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Sunak conceded that he had “the worst in-tray you can possibly have”, with inflation high and mortgage costs going up for millions.
Ahead of the 2020 election, Biden himself had reportedly conceded he'd be a single-term president who hoped to reunite the US in the wake of Donald Trump's divisive presidency.
Ahead of Thursday’s game against Rangnick’s old club, United, that disparity stood as the biggest negative gap between goals conceded and xGA In the English top flight this season.
All 3 goals conceded from set pieces, just like the second goal at Glossop.
Although Rovers conceded three at Hillsborough, it could be the same defence against Leeds.
A more pleasing aspect for the Erne manager though was the clean sheet having conceded six goals in their last two games.
And then we conceded two own goals and that’s bad luck.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby conceded that progress on the issue of same-sex marriage in the Church of England would be “glacial”, Sandi Toksvig has said.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb conceded the commission was struggling to keep up with a digital world that was constantly changing.
Avery didn’t like that the Ironman has split up the men’s and women’s races, however, she conceded the energy at this year’s event was calmer.
Barcelona have conceded just eight goals in 24 matches so far this season.
Bate conceded other results helped them get to the final — including wooden spoon Ellerslie beating defending champions Eastern Suburbs, which also helped Southern — but said they had beaten the teams they should have.
Bavuma conceded that they hadn’t been as calculated as they could have been in their run chase, after the bowling attack had done well to restrict Pakistan to 270 runs.
Common combinations with conceded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: