Demurred in a sentence

But when he pitched it to CBS, a top executive demurred, opened a desk drawer and handed Mr. Jacobs his old script about the couples in the cul-de-sac.

But after Warner Bros. demurred, it was released direct-to-video.

Murray left the arena without speaking to reporters and Nuggets coach Michael Malone demurred when asked about it after the game, saying he wasn't aware that his point guard had been the culprit.

That was when things got tense after Dubke demurred, saying he couldn't speak for the Trump campaign and Boykin called him out.

Although Haig had wanted his armies to strike at the Germans in Flanders, he demurred to General Joffre, the de facto generalissimo of the Allied forces, and threw himself into the planning for the attack with enthusiasm.

Asked about Trump’s comment, the Pentagon demurred.

But Trump demurred, noting that hydroxychloroquine had been approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments for decades.

Federal attorneys such as James Trump, a figure in the prosecution of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who had leaked classified material to journalist James Risen, and Daniel Grooms, demurred.

Flynn also reportedly demurred when asked if he had asked Russia to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s settlements in the West Bank.

He declined to say who he would choose in Arizona’s presidential preference ballot on March 17 and demurred when asked if he could win the state if Sanders is atop the ticket.

When the interviewer proposed that the author could be reborn in a new book, Lispector demurred, saying: “For the moment I’m dead.

Biden demurred in Iowa when asked about trade, saying there'd be "plenty of time" for such discussions.

Even after the building of massive concrete walls and numerous settlements in occupied territory, the United States, though officially rejecting such projects, has often demurred.

He demurred largely because annexation would bring him grief in western capitals and risk provoking a Palestinian civil rights struggle that might attract global sympathy.

You didn’t make her cry, she made a wildly unreasonable request, you politely demurred, and she lost her shit.

As for any comments on Nike and Kaepernick, Villaneuva demurred.

Asked if the move Wednesday came because of something the President saw on TV — a reference to his ire about the migrant caravan after it was covered on Fox News — Nielsen demurred.

Graham demurred, saying he “didn’t have a good enough mind” to settle deep theological questions.

I was fine with looking, but when she asked me to touch them, I demurred.

Mr. Trump demurred when asked by the Post whether he thought Palin could defeat Murkowski in a primary challenge.