How to Use concede in a Sentence

concede

verb

• He's not ready to concede the election.
• I concede that the work has been slow so far, but it should speed up soon.
• The former ruler was forced to concede power to a new government.
• Although it seems clear that he has lost the election, he still refuses to concede.
• The company says that workers are not conceding enough in negotiations.
• Those that push it out concede both.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
• The game was over, the game was conceded both ways.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
• Spain has not conceded a goal yet.
  — Data Skrive, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• The game was conceded both ways.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
• Wins would be conceded at times.
  — Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Ivory Coast has not conceded a goal yet.
  — Data Skrive, New York Times, 20 June 2026
• The Dodgers do not concede the days of neck and neck will return.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
• Stacey Abrams was moved to concede, albeit four years too late.
  — The Editors, National Review, 9 Nov. 2022
• But the team has conceded nine goals, which has been a concern.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
• Ryan concedes that the melody and concept of the tune are pretty great.
  — Robbie Daw, Billboard, 5 June 2019
• Milan just don’t concede three or four goals and lose having led.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• But the team still gives up too many goals, with nine goals conceded over the past three games.
  — Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
• Dick conceded that there was some avoidance on his side, too.
  — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 7 May 2026
• Lawrence, just a day later, has to concede that Braff has a point.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• Democrats concede that the new map does create challenges for them.
  — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2025
• Jansen pitched in 11 games this month and didn’t concede a single run.
  — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2021
• Ozzie conceded that Tromer found a flaw, but not one that couldn’t be fixed.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2018
• The team has scored 14 times in its five games and didn’t concede once for the first four of those.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 29 July 2022
• But when the athlete bans reach the justices this week, the states will concede their laws do.
  — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2026
• Japan is the only team yet to concede at the Asian Cup.
  — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
• But the White House and Democrats have been slow to concede that.
  — Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2022
• Jordan has conceded three goals (three per game).
  — Data Skrive, New York Times, 22 June 2026
• Mills was reluctant to concede the point.
  — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
• Lewis was always a tiny bit quicker to concede a point than David.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• First was a penalty kick conceded on a bad turnover inside the box.
  — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026