demur
verb (used without object)
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object.
will demur
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future tenseof demur.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Ask their ages and they will demur, offering only that they are “age appropriate” and “the O.G.s of Fairfax.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
He will demur; I had the greatest difficulty in getting him to go last time, and he said he never would return.”
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables
One thing I aver, and none will demur: If King Henry succeeds, 'twill be by the deeds Of his soldiers, who carry my whole.
From Harper's Young People, April 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
I dare say some of my readers, especially the younger ones, will demur to that last speech of mine.
From Town Geology by Charles Kingsley
To which opinion surely no charitable judge will demur.
From Israel Potter by Herman Melville
