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Definition

take exception to

or in law: a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

...and we were subjected to a lengthy review of the evidence with Jem's ideas on the law regarding rape: ...
"Jem," Reverend Sykes demurred, "this ain't a polite thing for little ladies to hear..."
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

demurred = objected

Instead of demurring politely, Singbe shot back angrily.
Alexs Pate -- Amistad
My mother paused, about to demur politely, but instead she took a deep breath.
Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
Her face neither acquiesced nor demurred.
Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
I offered to pay her well for her trouble, and, after some demur, she consented to accompany me to the spot.
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Gold-Bug
When Cottard suggested he should accompany him home, Tarrou demurred; he'd had a particularly tiring day.
Albert Camus -- The Plague
Shefford demurred, insisting that he share the night-watch.
Zane Grey -- The Rainbow Trail
John demurred: He had made his rules, and besides, Betty was now in the late stages of an ill-fated pregnancy.
James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
She demurred, thinking it might be too transparent when wet.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
"I know how full Jacqueline keeps your schedule," I demur.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
My companion still demurred: the storm of the night and the early morning had dropped, but the afternoon was damp and gray.
Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw
"We want to hide you," he said, when they demurred.
Zane Grey -- The Light of Western Stars
Isn't that going rather far?" demurred Franklin Clarke.
Agatha Christie -- The ABC Murders
The king hesitated, was going to demur; but just then we heard the door give way, and knew that those desolate men were in the presence of their dead.
Mark Twain -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
"Over dinner," demurred Lucia, rolling her eyes at an admiring Sixth Year.
Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
"No," he demurred a little wearily.
Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
"You'd better go now, John," said his wife, with glistening and hopeful face; but John demurred.
Henry David Thoreau -- Walden
Without demurring at his father's words Apollo glided from the heights of Ida, like that swiftest of birds, the peregrine.
Homer -- The Iliad
Dr. Shaw at first demurred; then let her have what she wanted.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World
O'Brien's servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.
George Orwell -- 1984

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