How to Use concession in a Sentence

concession

noun

• We are waiting for his concession of the election.
• The candidate made an emotional concession speech when it was clear that he had lost.
• The strikers have won some important concessions from the company.
• The outer hubs of airline gates have too few bathrooms and food concessions.
  — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
• The concession made sense at the time, but then over the last ten years, two major factors changed the landscape.
  — Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
• Green made a concession speech at roughly the same time, thanking supporters for their work.
  — Carrie Napoleon and Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• His only concession to age was to perform seated rather than standing.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• Wells gave her concession speech about 20 minutes later.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2022
• Crist gave a brief concession speech in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
  — Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
• Demings in her concession speech touched on the importance of democracy.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2022
• Membership perks include 10% off purchases from concession stands and gift shops.
  — Staff, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2022
• In his concession speech after losing to Britt in the runoff in June, Brooks dismissed her as a Democrat.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2022
• The contract rejections reflected bitterness that built up after union concessions and small pay increases over the last decade.
  — David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
• With new seats in the theater and a redo to the lobby, concession stand and its famous neon marquee, the theater looks to continue its role as a vital home for local movie fans.
  — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
• During his first term, Trump often used threats such as high tariffs to browbeat America’s allies into concessions.
  — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
• Like so many other losing candidates, Ms. Abrams used her concession speech Tuesday to insist that her political career will go on and her fight isn’t over.
  — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• Amy ran the concession stand, and Ken worked the grill.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Jan. 2023
• But the late concession took the air out of the building.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
• The man did, and his wife joined the concession stand crew.
  — Mike Joseph, ExpressNews.com, 20 May 2020
• The parking is the main money, and the concession stand.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022
• Long enough to stretch outside the store and mesh with the concession lines.
  — Dan Gelston, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
• Prices for items sold at the concession stand range from $1 to $8.
  — courant.com, 25 June 2021
• Even with no more than 250 fans in the stands and not a concession stand in sight.
  — Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
• To avoid long lines, go to the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
• After the game, the umpires walked to the concession stand to pick up their stipends.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
• To avoid long lines, use the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
• And that’s just what’s offered at one end of the concession stand.
  — Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2019
• The arena's concession stands did not sell beer at the event.
  — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2020
• This is all to say that road life doesn’t have to come with concessions.
  — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 10 May 2018
• No snow balls or ice cream from the concession stand, though.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024