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Example sentences for "concessive"

Lexicographically close words:
concession; concessionaires; concessional; concessions; concessit; concevoir; conceyue; conceyued; conceyve; conceyved
  1. The concessive imperative sometimes has #sānē#, for all me.

  2. The main clause, when it follows the concessive clause, may be emphasized by means of yet, still, nevertheless.

  3. The subjunctive in these concessive and conditional uses is really the same as that in exhortations (§ 278).

  4. A +concessive clause+ is usually introduced by a subordinate conjunction, though, although, or even if.

  5. A concessive clause may be introduced by the conjunction as, or by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.

  6. Concessive clauses sometimes omit the copula and its subject.

  7. Events may here be anticipated, so far as to say that the diplomatic interposition of England was used in favour of the Italian people, and influenced France in favour of a policy less concessive to Austria.

  8. His conduct in reference to the Sikh war was much reprehended for unpreparedness, want of promptitude, and for a tampering and concessive policy unsuitable to oriental nations.

  9. Negotiations were set on foot by the ministers who represented the great powers; and France was induced by the influence of England to adopt a concessive tone, and to withdraw from the insolent and hostile position she had assumed.

  10. It has always come to something in the way of a concessive or expedient mitigation of the antagonistic principle of personal authority.


  11. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "concessive" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.