finally concede

Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words

to admit something at the end of a process or period of disagreement

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Examples (10)

  • After hours of debate, the minister had to finally concede the point.
  • The company finally conceded that its initial safety reports were flawed.
  • He had argued for weeks, but he finally conceded that his wife's plan was better.
  • Faced with overwhelming evidence, the suspect finally conceded his guilt.
  • The government will have to finally concede defeat on this unpopular policy.
  • Finally conceding the election was the most difficult speech of her career.
  • After a long stalemate, the management finally conceded a pay raise to the workers.
  • I guess I have to finally concede you were right about that restaurant.
  • The research team had to finally concede that their hypothesis was not supported by the data.
  • She refused to argue anymore and finally conceded the argument to her persistent brother.