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.