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Example sentences for: demurral

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In their lead stories, the LAT and WP play Lott's demurral much lower than everybody else.
The Hackathlon will be officiated by Deputy Editor Jack Shafer, who apparently feels there isn't enough bad writing in Slate . Four self-proclaimed hacks (insert earnest demurral here: Oh, no, they're actually extremely talented, etc., etc., etc.) will compete in trying to produce a piece in a hurry.
(Does Jones's demurral show that she's about more than money or does it show that she's about more money?)
Here's my demurral.
More seriously, I have one question for you about all of this, and one demurral.