Conceded

Examples

• Of course, Mr. Jackson reluctantly conceded, it's to be hoped they can tide him over--this time anyhow. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• They did not want to be bothered with it; it was, they conceded, the affairs of kings and princes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But you must have three weeks to do India properly, her husband conceded, anxious to have it understood that he was no frivolous globe-trotter. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• You may,' Fledgeby graciously conceded. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It had been his own idea to wear that touch of powder, and I had conceded the powder after overcoming the shorts. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Some of the light-weight models are using belt drive, but chain drive is generally conceded to be superior. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• After a few more bumpers he advanced to ten; and at length he very good-naturedly conceded eighteen. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• You come here to make a remarkably modest demand, which you have just stated, and it not being conceded, you will come again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I thought I was entitled to a pass, which they conceded; and I started for Boston. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It is conceded that the Edison transmitter as apparatus is a very important invention. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Your partner Pearson gave way, and conceded, and forbore. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• That motor trucks not only furnish cheaper transportation than horse-drawn vehicles, but greatly extend the radius of operation, is quite generally conceded. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Mr. Vincy's answer consisted chiefly in a demand that Lydgate should insure his life--a demand immediately conceded. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• After a short duration, the permission was most graciously conceded. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• This short respite was conceded without objection. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Mrs General conceded that high privilege, and here she was. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It will be readily conceded that to most men this alone would be an enterprise of a lifetime, and sufficient in itself to satisfy a moderate ambition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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