grudgingly concede
Frequency: 5.85.4 per million words
to admit something unwillingly or resentfully
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- The opposition leader had to grudgingly concede the point during the heated debate.
- After a long debate, the senator had to grudgingly concede the point to his opponent.
- After hours of discussion, he finally grudgingly conceded that she was right all along.
- He has finally grudgingly conceded that I was right all along.
- The stubborn CEO eventually had to grudgingly concede that the new marketing strategy was failing.
- The company will likely grudgingly concede to the union's demands to avoid a strike.
- The company has grudgingly conceded the need for better safety regulations after the incident.
- Faced with overwhelming evidence, the defense lawyer must grudgingly concede the prosecution's argument.
- Faced with irrefutable data, the scientist will have to grudgingly concede that his theory is flawed.
- Grudgingly conceding defeat was the hardest part of the chess match for him.
- Grudgingly conceding defeat, the chess champion shook his opponent's hand.
- The champion had to grudgingly concede that the challenger played a better game.
- The government was forced to grudgingly concede that its policies had not worked as planned.
- The researcher was forced to grudgingly concede that the new data contradicted his initial hypothesis.
- My father grudgingly conceded that my new car was indeed more fuel-efficient than his old one.
- She grudgingly conceded victory after the final votes were counted.
- She would only grudgingly concede that her rival had performed slightly better in the competition.
- If you show him the proof, he might grudgingly concede that you didn't break the vase.
- He had to grudgingly concede the validity of her argument, though it pained him to do so.
- Even the proud CEO grudgingly concedes that his competitor's new product is innovative.