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Definition of Demurrals
1. demurral [n] - See also: demurral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demurrals
Literary usage of Demurrals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"... texts to make clear the invalidity of Ferdinand's election, despite sensible
demurrals on the part of Cardinals Pedro Pacheco and Jacopo Puteo. ..."
2. A History of English Literature (600-1900) by Eduard Engel (1902)
"... included the piece in their Folio must outweigh any demurrals that are based
simply on style, all the more that, even in this youthful work, ..."
3. Confession of an Industrial Insurance Agent by Jack] [Greenberg (1911)
"No matter how many times the woman should refuse, the better the agent, the less
attention he pays to her demurrals, and goes on with his jabber. ..."
4. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"... past a band, dancers, a buffet. Danbar trying to temper Kitty's voluble
adoration of his workmanship with frowns, eye- rolls and demurrals. ..."
5. Miss Livingston's Companion: A Love Story of Old New York by Mary C. Johnson Dillon (1911)
"... Kemble and paying no attention to William's loud demurrals, " that I would
give anything to have with us. He and his great horse Bourbon would be worth ..."
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