demurral

But his demurral was not spoken with any great force.

He waited for the inevitable demurral, but this time none came.

He made a polite demurral as Ardis led him away.

More seriously, I have one question for you about all of this, and one demurral.

But they were not convinced; he could taste it even without their sprays of demurral.

She summoned the kind of smooth but firm demurral used by effective administrators and parents.

Moments later, fearful that his demurral had been too strong, perhaps even believable, he returned to the point.

Her mother turns away interviewers with a dignified demurral: "We are united in our silence."

Mr. Dalton, after a brief demurral, agreed with this analysis.

"The publishers' association, despite their demurral, is empowered to discuss these issues and to make recommendations to its members," he said.

He has power over all dark creatures on earth and is described by Demurral as "the dark god of the universe."

You might expect to see some small hint of demurral, and occasionally, I'm pleased to report, you do.

It is a polite invitation to a demurral.

Again Helen thanked her, but a note of demurral sounded in her letter.

But in describing his own style, he makes it clear that his demurral is only a formality.

Mr. Cooke's is a small demurral, but stronger have been lodged.

The White House issued a sharp demurral on Wednesday night.

Upon hearing Antonina's demurral, he had insisted with a knife.

She brushed aside a demurral he didn't make.

When neither offered a demurral, he smiled.

He claimed it made him feel like a wimp, but both knew it was only a token demurral.

Demurral is a sorcerer who uses witchcraft to carry out his devilish schemes.

Her demurral got her escorted to the secondary-search pen for a full body search.

Democrats on the committee uttered no demurral at the public session today, the last before a monthlong break.

Maybe the man's gruffness had been in anticipation of demurral, so that he would not lose face when Brother Paul did the expected.